A bill to amend certain provisions of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq., relating to preferences in issuance of preliminary permits or licenses.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Federal Power Act to include cooperatives as possible licensees and holders of preliminary permits for hydroelectric sites. Defines the term cooperative to mean a nonprofitmaking organization of persons or cooperatives organized primarily for the purpose of supplying electricity to its own members.…