[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H.R. 2122 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.2122

                     One Hundred Fifteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
           the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen


                                 An Act


 
To reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of 
        a hydroelectric project involving Jennings Randolph Dam.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REINSTATEMENT AND EXTENSION OF TIME FOR A FEDERAL ENERGY 
REGULATORY COMMISSION PROJECT INVOLVING JENNINGS RANDOLPH DAM.
    (a) Extension of Time.--Notwithstanding the time period specified 
in section 13 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) that would 
otherwise apply to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project 
numbered 12715 (referred to in this section as the ``project''), the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (referred to in this section as 
the ``Commission'') may, at the request of the licensee for the 
project, and after reasonable notice, in accordance with the good 
faith, due diligence, and public interest requirements of, and the 
procedures of the Commission under, that section, extend the time 
period during which the licensee is required to commence the 
construction of the project for not more than 3 consecutive 2-year 
periods that begin on the date of the expiration of the extension 
originally issued by the Commission.
    (b) Obligation of Licensee.--Any obligation of the licensee for the 
project for the payment of annual charges under section 10(e) of the 
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 803(e)) shall commence on the expiration 
of the time period to commence construction of the project, as extended 
by the Commission under subsection (a).
    (c) Reinstatement of Expired License.--
        (1) In general.--If the period required for the commencement of 
    construction of the project has expired before the date of 
    enactment of this Act, the Commission may reinstate the license 
    effective as of the date of the expiration of the license.
        (2) Extension.--If the Commission reinstates the license under 
    paragraph (1), the first extension authorized under subsection (a) 
    shall take effect on the date of the expiration of the license.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.