[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1270 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1270

  To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize hydroelectric 
    production incentives and hydroelectric efficiency improvement 
                  incentives, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 11, 2015

  Mr. Gardner introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize hydroelectric 
    production incentives and hydroelectric efficiency improvement 
                  incentives, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Reliable Investment in Vital Energy 
Reauthorization Act'' or the ``RIVER Act''.

SEC. 2. HYDROELECTRIC PRODUCTION INCENTIVES.

    Section 242(g) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
15881(g)) is amended by striking ``each of the fiscal years 2006 
through 2015'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 2016 through 
2025''.

SEC. 3. HYDROELECTRIC EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT.

    Section 243(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
15882(c)) is amended by striking ``each of the fiscal years 2006 
through 2015'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 2016 through 
2025''.
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