Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (Amendment) Act, 2013

1. Amendment of Act, No. 7,2010.

2. Amendment of section 3.

3. Amendment of section 14.

4. Citation. HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCING AREAS DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2013 A Bill For An Act to amend the Hydro-Electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (Establishment, Etc) Act, No. 7, 2013 to, among other things, expand the membership of representations of the communities affected by the activities of hydro-electric power producers; and for related matters. [ ] Commencement ENACTED by the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria -

1. The Hydro-Electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission Amendment of Act No. 7. 2010 (Establishment, Etc) Act No. 7, 2010 (in this Act referred to as the "Principal Act") is amended as set out in this Act.

2. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended- Amendment of section 3 (a) in subsection (1) by substituting for paragraph (b), a new paragraph "(b)" - "(b) one person each who shall be from the affected communities to represent- (i) Benue, (ii) Kebbi, (iii) Kogi, (iv) Kwara, (v) Niger, (vi) Plateau, and (vii) any other State where hydro-electric power is generated" ; and (b) by substituting for subsection (3), a new subsection "(3)" - "(3) The office of the Chairman shall rotate among the member States of the Commission in the following alphabetical order- (a) Benue; (b)Kebbi; (c) Kogi; (d) Kwara; (e) Niger; (f) Plateau; and (g) any other State where hydro-electric power IS generated."

3. Section 14 (2) of the Principal Act IS amended by substituting for Amendment of section 14 paragraph (a), a new paragraph "(a)"- (2) "(a) 10 percent of the total Federal Government's revenue derived from concessioning of the hydro plants and royalties paid to the Federal Government".

4. This Act may be cited as the Hydro-Electric Power Producing Areas Citation Development Commission (Amendment) Act, 2013. CERTIFY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2 (1) OF THE ACTS ~UTHENTICATION ACT, CAP. A2, LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA 2004, "HAT THIS IS A TRUE COPY OF THE BILL PASSED BY BOTH HOUSES OF THE ~ATIONAL ASSEMBLY. SALISU ABUBAKAR MAIKASUWA, OON, mni CLERK TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Q-.lfly OF JUNE, 2013 Schedule to Hydro-Electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2013 SHORT TITLE OF LONG TITLE OF THE SUMMARY OF THE DATE PASSED DATE PASSED THE BILL BILL CONTENTS OF THE BY THE SENATE BY THE HOUSE OF I BILL REPRESENTATIVES Hydro- Electric An Act to amend the Hydro-Electric This Bill, among other things, expands 9th February, 2013 23ro May, 2013 Power Producing Power Producing Areas Development the membership of representations of Areas Commission (Establishment, Etc) the communities affected by the Act, No. 7, 2013 to, among other activities of hydro-electric power Development things, expand the membership of producers and replaces the 30% revenue Commission representations of the communities derived from the total revenue accruing (Amendment) Bill, affected by the activities of hydro- to the compames or authorities 2013 electric power producers; and for operating in the host communities with related matters. 10% revenue derived from concessioning of the hydro plants and royalties paid to the Federal Government. I I certify that this Bill has been carefully compared by me with the decision reached by the National Assembly a]Jd found by me to be true and correct decision of the Houses and is in accordance with the provisions of the Acts Authentication Act Cap. A2, Lawt~1eration of Nigeria, 2004. SALISU ABUBAKAR MA[~SUWA, OON, mni Cler~Jo the Nation.al Assembly ''-'(7IJay of !un~~~t~13 /: /)/~ I ASSENT. DR.GOOD~BELEJONATHAN,GCFR President of t~ f~deral Repu blie of Nigeria ()1-~Day of .j}ln~2013 r rtl ;),.r