[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2828 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2828


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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 extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
                         hydroelectric project.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION.

    (a) In General.--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 12569, the Commission shall, 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 that 
section and the Commission's procedures under that section, extend the 
time period during which the licensee is required to commence the 
construction of the project for up to three consecutive 2-year periods 
from the date of the expiration of the extension originally issued by 
the Commission under that section.
    (b) Reinstatement of Expired License.--If the period required for 
commencement of construction of the project described in subsection (a) 
has expired prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Commission shall reinstate the license effective as of the date of its 
expiration and the first extension authorized under subsection (a) 
shall take effect on the date of such expiration.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 18, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.