[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6024 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6024

  To authorize development of hydropower and efficiencies at existing 
                   Bureau of Reclamation facilities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 26, 2012

 Mr. Markey (for himself and Mrs. Napolitano) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize development of hydropower and efficiencies at existing 
                   Bureau of Reclamation facilities.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hydro 2.0 Act''.

SEC. 2. HYDROPOWER EFFICIENCIES AT RECLAMATION PROJECTS.

    Section 9 of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485h) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Authorization of Hydroelectric Power at Bureau of Reclamation 
Power Generation Facilities.--
            ``(1) The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
        Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, is authorized to 
        plan, design, construct, operate, and maintain additions, 
        improvements, efficiencies, and replacements of power 
        generation facilities at existing Reclamation project 
        facilities, including exclusive development of non-Federal 
        power at Bureau of Reclamation facilities, provided that--
                    ``(A) the Commissioner shall approve such 
                development of non-Federal power using the lease of 
                power privilege; and
                    ``(B) any power generation facilities for which 
                funds made available under this subsection are used 
                shall be constructed, operated, and maintained in a 
                manner consistent with water supply and other purposes 
                specifically authorized for the project regarding which 
                the power generation facilities are a part.
            ``(2) Revenues from the lease of power privileges shall be 
        deposited into the Reclamation Fund, to the credit of the 
        project from which such power is derived. Any construction cost 
        component of such revenues from the Lease of Power Privilege 
        shall be--
                    ``(A) applied first--
                            ``(i) against reimbursable construction 
                        costs allocated to power; and
                            ``(ii) for use for any future improvements, 
                        efficiencies, and replacements that increase 
                        power production at the facility from which 
                        such power is derived; and
                    ``(B) the remainder applied against non-
                reimbursable construction costs, under the applicable 
                cost allocation formula for the project.
            ``(3) Nothing in this subsection shall alter or affect 
        contracts or authorities in force and effect on the date of the 
        enactment of this subsection to advance funds for the 
        operation, maintenance, and repair costs.''.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION.

    Nothing in this Act authorizes feasibility or construction of new 
water impoundments or water storage facilities.
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