3.0.0 1963 2023-01-11T13:23:19Z 2023-01-11T13:23:19Z House H HR 2013-05-14 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DAINES:H.R. 1963.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution of theUnited States[Page H2603]]]> sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg07 Water and Power Subcommittee Hearings by 2014-02-27T22:10:44Z Reported by 2014-07-31T20:09:50Z Markup by 2014-06-18T14:30:00Z Referred to 2013-12-09T20:24:18Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Discharged from 2013-07-31T15:39:12Z Hearings by 2013-05-23T15:19:57Z Referred to 2013-05-15T20:18:41Z Reported by 2013-10-22T19:22:33Z Markup by 2013-07-31T15:39:17Z Referred to 2013-05-14T16:02:20Z S. Rept. 113-231 H. Rept. 113-249 American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act 113 2 HR 2014-11-17 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 601. Related bill CRS Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act 113 678 HR 2013-08-09 Became Public Law No: 113-24. Related bill CRS Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act 113 306 S 2013-06-03 By Senator Wyden from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 113-35. Related bill CRS Bureau of Reclamation Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act 113 2010 S 2014-07-31 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 516. Related bill CRS Related bill House 2014-07-31 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 518. Calendars 2014-07-31 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Landrieu with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-231. Committee 2014-07-31 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Landrieu with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-231. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee 2014-06-18 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2014-02-27 sseg07 Water and Power Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. Committee 2013-12-09 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2013-12-03 13:43:42 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7421-7422) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2013-12-03 13:43:42 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7421-7422) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2013-12-03 13:37:26 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1963. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2013-12-03 13:37:23 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7421-7423) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2013-12-03 13:36:44 Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2013-10-22 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 177. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00177 2013-10-22 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-249. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2013-10-22 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-249. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2013-07-31 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2013-07-31 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2013-07-31 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Water and Power Discharged. Committee 2013-05-23 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2013-05-15 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. Committee 2013-05-14 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2013-05-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-05-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000618 Rep. Daines, Steve [R-MT-At Large] Steve Daines R MT N T000470 Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] Scott Tipton R CO R. 3 2013-05-16 False L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2013-05-20 False C001096 Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] Kevin Cramer R ND 0 2013-05-20 False L000571 Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large] Cynthia Lummis R WY M. 0 2013-05-23 False Energy Alternative and renewable resources Dams and canals Electric power generation and transmission Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Pipelines Water use and supply Energy 00 2013-05-14 Introduced in House 2013-07-15T21:37:48Z Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act - Amends the Water Conservation and Utilization Act (WCUA) to: (1) repeal a provision reserving all right, title, and interest in the facilities provided for municipal or miscellaneous water supplies or surplus power and the revenues derived therefrom to the United States; (2) authorize the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Bureau of Reclamation) to enter into leases of power privileges for electric power generation in connection with any project constructed under such Act; (3) grant the Secretary authority in addition to and alternative to any authority in existing laws related to particular projects, including small conduit hydropower development; and (4) direct the Secretary to first offer the lease of power privilege to an irrigation district or water users association operating the applicable transferred conduit or to the irrigation district or water users association receiving water from the applicable reserved conduit.

Requires the Bureau to apply its categorical exclusion process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to small conduit hydropower under WCUA, excluding siting of associated transmission facilities on federal lands.

Declares that nothing in WCUA shall: (1) obligate specified power administrations to purchase or market the power produced by such facilities, (2) alter or impede the delivery and management of water for original project purposes, or (3) alter or affect any agreements in effect on the date of this Act's enactment for conduit hydropower development projects or disposition of revenues. Deems water used for conduit hydropower generation to be incidental to use of water for the original project purposes.

]]> 17 2013-10-22 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2013-12-12T19:49:01Z Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act - Amends the Water Conservation and Utilization Act (WCUA) to: (1) authorize the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Bureau of Reclamation) to enter into leases of power privileges for electric power generation in connection with any project constructed under such Act; and (2) grant the Secretary authority in addition to and alternative to any authority in existing laws relating to particular projects, including small conduit hydropower development, consistent with the terms of such Act, the Reclamation Project Act of 1939, and other federal reclamation laws.

Requires all right, title, and interest to installed power facilities constructed by non-federal entities pursuant to a lease of power privilege, and direct revenues derived therefrom, to remain with the lessee, except that the lease of power privilege charges or fees under this Act shall be credited to the facility from which those revenues were derived.

Requires the Secretary: (1) to first offer the lease of power privilege to an irrigation district or water users association operating the applicable transferred conduit, or to the district or association receiving water from such conduit; (2) to determine a reasonable timeframe for the district or association to accept or reject the lease offer; and (3) if the district or association rejects the offer, to offer the lease to other parties in accordance with WCUA.

Requires the Bureau to apply its categorical exclusion process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to small conduit hydropower under WCUA, excluding siting of associated transmission facilities on federal lands.

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36 2013-12-03 Passed House amended 2013-12-12T20:30:22Z Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act - Amends the Water Conservation and Utilization Act (WCUA) to: (1) authorize the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Bureau of Reclamation) to enter into leases of power privileges for electric power generation in connection with any project constructed under such Act, using the processes applicable to such leases under the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (RPA); and (2) grant the Secretary authority in addition to and alternative to any authority in existing laws relating to particular projects, including small conduit hydropower development.

Requires the lease of power privilege contracts to be at rates that will produce revenues at least sufficient to cover the appropriate share of the annual operation and maintenance cost of the project and such fixed charges, including interest, as the Secretary deems proper. Limits such leases to periods not to exceed 40 years. Specifies that no findings required as prerequisites for construction of a water conservation or utilization project under WCUA shall be required for such a lease.

Requires all right, title, and interest to installed power facilities constructed by non-federal entities pursuant to a lease of power privilege, and direct revenues derived therefrom, to remain with the lessee, except that lease revenues and fixed charges, if any, shall be covered into the Reclamation Fund to be credited to the project from which those revenues were derived.

Requires the Secretary: (1) to first offer the lease of power privilege to an irrigation district or water users association operating the applicable transferred conduit, or to the district or association receiving water from such conduit; (2) to determine a reasonable timeframe for the district or association to accept or reject the lease offer; and (3) if the district or association rejects the offer, to offer the lease to other parties using the applicable RPA processes.

Requires the Bureau to apply its categorical exclusion process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to small conduit hydropower under WCUA, excluding siting of associated transmission facilities on federal lands.

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01 2014-07-31 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2014-12-18T15:53:44Z Bureau of Reclamation Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act - Amends the Water Conservation and Utilization Act (WCUA) to: (1) authorize the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Bureau of Reclamation) to enter into leases of power privileges for electric power generation in connection with any project constructed pursuant to such Act, using the processes, terms, and conditions applicable to the lease under the Reclamation Project Act of 1939; and (2) grant the Secretary authority over any project constructed pursuant to such Act in addition to and alternative to any existing authority relating to a particular project.

Specifies that no findings required as prerequisites for construction of a water conservation or utilization project under WCUA shall be required for such a lease.

Requires: (1) all right, title, and interest in and to installed power facilities constructed by non-federal entities pursuant to such a lease, and any direct revenues derived from such lease, to remain with the lessee; and (2) lease charges to be credited to the project from which the power is derived.

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