[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3256 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3256

 To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to extend the eligibility for 
      certain hydroelectric production and efficiency incentives.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 14, 2017

 Mr. McKinley (for himself, Mr. Newhouse, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Tonko, Mr. 
 Collins of New York, and Mr. Loebsack) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to extend the eligibility for 
      certain hydroelectric production and efficiency incentives.

    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 of 2017'' or the ``RIVER Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. HYDROELECTRIC PRODUCTION AND EFFICIENCY INCENTIVES.

    (a) Hydroelectric Production Incentives.--Section 242 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.15881) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by striking ``10'' and inserting 
        ``20'';
            (2) in subsection (f), by striking ``20'' and inserting 
        ``30''; and
            (3) in subsection (g), by striking ``each of the fiscal 
        years 2006 through 2015'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 
        2018 through 2027''.
    (b) 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 2018 through 2027''.
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