3.0.0 724 2023-01-11T13:36:13Z 2023-01-11T13:36:13Z Senate S 2017-03-27 115 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2017-05-24T15:23:52Z Markup by 2017-03-30T13:30:00Z Referred to 2017-03-27T20:10:48Z S. Rept. 115-81 Hydropower Policy Modernization Act of 2017 115 3043 HR 2017-11-09 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 115 3021 S 2018-10-23 Became Public Law No: 115-270. Related bill CRS HYPE Act 115 2274 HR 2017-06-13 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 135. Related bill CRS Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 115 5895 HR 2018-09-21 Became Public Law No: 115-244. Related bill CRS 2018-07-03 12:11:54 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2018-07-03 11:37:19 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2018-06-29 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2018-06-28 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2018-06-28 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2018-06-28 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4808-4809; text: CR S4809) Floor 2017-05-24 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 100. Calendars 2017-05-24 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 115-81. Committee 2017-05-24 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 115-81. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee 2017-03-30 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2017-03-27 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2017-03-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK N 2017-04-21T15:00:09Z S. 724, a bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modernize authorizations for necessary hydropower approvals https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52655 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on March 30, 2017 Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Alternative and renewable resources Dams and canals Electric power generation and transmission Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Licensing and registrations Energy 00 2017-03-27 Introduced in Senate 2017-05-30T18:16:23Z This bill amends the Federal Power Act to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to issue a preliminary permit to a hydropower construction license applicant for up to four years, instead of three.

FERC may extend a preliminary permit once for no more than four years and may issue a new permit after the end of an extension if it determines there are extraordinary circumstances that warrant the issuance of an additional permit.

Additionally, FERC may extend the time a licensee has to commence construction on a project for up to eight years.Under current law, FERC may extend the license for no more than two years.

]]> 80 2017-05-24 Reported to Senate without amendment 2017-06-15T16:13:14Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

(Sec.1)This bill amends the Federal Power Act to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to issue a preliminary permit to a hydropower construction license applicant for up to four years, instead of three.

FERC may extend a preliminary permit once for no more than four years and may issue a new permit after the end of an extension if it determines there are extraordinary circumstances that warrant the issuance of an additional permit.

Additionally, FERC may extend the time a licensee has to commence construction on a project for up to eight years.Under current law, FERC may extend the license for no more than two years.

]]> A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modernize authorizations for necessary hydropower approvals. Display Title A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modernize authorizations for necessary hydropower approvals. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modernize authorizations for necessary hydropower approvals. Introduced in Senate IS 3391 115 SAMDT To include a provision relating to the payment of annual charges. 2020-12-15T17:48:52Z 2018-06-28 Amendment SA 3391 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 3391 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/115th-congress/senate-amendment/3391 M000355 Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] Mitch McConnell R KY 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Senate 115 S Senate S 724 A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modernize authorizations for necessary hydropower approvals. 2023-01-11T13:36:13Z 6 2018-06-28 0 Senate Amendment SA 3391 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2018-06-28 0 Senate Amendment SA 3391 proposed by Senator McConnell. (consideration: CR S4809; text: CR S4809) To include a provision relating to the payment of annual charges. Floor 2018-06-28 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 3391 proposed by Senator McConnell.(consideration: CR S4809; text: CR S4809) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2018-06-28 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 3391 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2018-06-28 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress Engrossed in Senate 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s724es/xml/BILLS-115s724es.xml Reported to Senate 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s724rs/xml/BILLS-115s724rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s724is/xml/BILLS-115s724is.xml 2018-07-03 Held at the desk. 12:11:54 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.