[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2274 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2274

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                                 AN ACT


 
To amend the Federal Power Act to provide for extended periods relating 
to preliminary permits and commencement of construction, 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 ``HYdropower Permit Extension Act'' or 
the ``HYPE Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSIONS OF PERIODS.

    (a) Preliminary Permits.--Section 5 of the Federal Power Act (16 
U.S.C. 798) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``three'' and inserting 
        ``four''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``Commission may extend the period 
                of a preliminary permit once for not more than 2 
                additional years beyond the 3 years'' and inserting the 
                following: ``Commission may--
            ``(1) extend the period of a preliminary permit once for 
        not more than 4 additional years beyond the 4 years'';
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) if the period of a preliminary permit is extended 
        under paragraph (1), extend the period of such preliminary 
        permit once for not more than 4 additional years beyond the 
        extension period granted under paragraph (1), if the Commission 
        determines that there are extraordinary circumstances that 
        warrant such additional extension.''.
    (b) Time Limit for Construction of Project Works.--Section 13 of 
the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) is amended in the second sentence 
by striking ``once but not longer than two additional years'' and 
inserting ``for not more than 8 additional years,''.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 12, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2274

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

To amend the Federal Power Act to provide for extended periods relating 
to preliminary permits and commencement of construction, and for other 
                               purposes.