A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects.
- Last Action
- 12/18/2024
Actions
- 2024-12-18Held at the desk.
- 2024-12-18Received in the House.
- 2024-12-18Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 2024-12-18Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7134)
- 2024-12-18Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- 2024-12-18Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7133)
- 2024-12-18Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- 2024-12-18Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- 2023-11-30Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 2023-11-30Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2024-12-18 (55)
This bill authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to extend the time period during which the licensees of certain hydropower projects must commence construction of such projects. FERC is authorized, upon the request of the licensees, to extend projects that were issued a license before March 13, 2020. (Under existing law, licensees must commence construction of licensed projects within a time fixed in their license.) The bill also provides that FERC may reinstate such licenses, effective as of the date they expire.
Cosponsors (7)
- Bob Casey (D-PA)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
- John Fetterman (D-PA)
- Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
- Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
- Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
- John Kennedy (R-LA)
Subjects
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Dams and canals
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Infrastructure development
- Licensing and registrations
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