[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2786 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2786


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 19, 2017

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
To amend the Federal Power Act with respect to the criteria and process 
        to qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility.

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

SECTION 1. QUALIFYING CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITIES.

    Section 30(a) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 823a(a)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ``45 days'' and 
        inserting ``30 days''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3)(C)--
                    (A) in clause (i), by adding ``and'' after the 
                semicolon;
                    (B) by striking clause (ii); and
                    (C) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii).

            Passed the House of Representatives July 18, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.