SENATE 1521118th CongressCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-287.
Community and Hydropower Improvement Act
- Last Action
- 7/19/2023
Actions
- 2023-07-19Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-287.
- 2023-05-10Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 2023-05-10Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-05-10 (00)
Community and Hydropower Improvement Act
This bill modifies requirements for hydropower projects, including by
- accelerating and coordinating the environmental review of the licensing of hydropower projects;
- expediting the licensing process for closed-loop or off-stream pumped storage projects;
- expediting the licensing process for certain nonfederal hydropower projects at existing nonpowered dams;
- increasing the involvement of Indian tribes in the licensing process;
- directing federal agencies and Indian tribes to consider certain effects of dams, such as any adverse effects on fish species;
- requiring the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue regulations that establish procedures for license surrender proceedings initiated by licensees; and
- establishing a Licensing Administration Reimbursement Fund.
Cosponsors (5)
- Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
- James Risch (R-ID)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Mike Crapo (R-ID)
- Pete Ricketts (R-NE)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Congressional oversight
- Dams and canals
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
- Government trust funds
- Industrial facilities
- Intergovernmental relations
- Licensing and registrations
- Water resources funding
- Water storage
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