An Act To reinstate and transfer certain hydroelectric licenses and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of certain hydroelectric projects.

June 30, 2014

[H.R. 316]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Collinsville Renewable Energy Production Act.

Connecticut.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Collinsville Renewable Energy Production Act”.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act:(1) Commission.—The term “Commission” means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. (2) License.—The term “license” means—(A) the license for Commission project number 10822; (B) the license for Commission project number 10823; or (C) both. (3) Town.—The term “Town” means the town of Canton, Connecticut.

SEC. 3. REINSTATEMENT, EXTENSION, AND TRANSFER OF EXPIRED LICENSES. Notwithstanding the termination of the license, the Commission may, at the request of the Town, in accordance with section 4(a), and after reasonable notice—(1) reinstate the licence; (2) extend for 2 years after the date on which the license is reinstated the time period during which the licensee is required to commence the construction of the project subject to the license; and (3) subject to section 4, transfer the license to the Town.

SEC. 4. CONDITIONS OF TRANSFER.(a) Application for Transfer.—The Town may request the reinstatement, extension, and transfer of the license by filing an application for approval of the transfer. (b) Contents of Application.—The application for approval of the transfer shall set forth in appropriate detail the qualifications of the Town to hold the license and to operate the property under license, which qualifications shall be the same as those required of applicants for the license. (c) Commission Approval.—The Commission may approve the transfer on a showing that the transfer is in the public interest.128 STAT. 1376 (d) Terms and Conditions of Licenses.—The Town shall be subject to—(1) all the conditions of the license and all the provisions and conditions of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.), as though the Town were the original licensee; and (2) any additional terms and conditions the Commission determines to be necessary, including conditions for the protection, mitigation, and enhancement of fish and wildlife and related habitat under sections 10(j) and 18 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 803(j), 811).

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION. The Commission shall supplement the environmental impact statement or similar analysis required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) prepared in connection with the issuance of the original license to examine all new circumstances and information relevant to environmental concerns and bearing on the reinstatement of the license or the impact of the license.

Approved June 30, 2014.