[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3872 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3872

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 28, 2017

Mr. Gianforte introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction 
          of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson 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 FEDERAL ENERGY 
              REGULATORY COMMISSION PROJECT INVOLVING GIBSON DAM.

    (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 12478-003, 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 
construction of the project for not more than 3 consecutive 2-year 
periods from the date of the expiration of the extension originally 
issued by the Commission.
    (b) Reinstatement of Expired License.--
            (1) In general.--If the period required for the 
        commencement of construction of the project described in 
        subsection (a) has expired prior to the date of enactment of 
        this Act, the Commission may reinstate the license effective as 
        of that date of expiration.
            (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 that 
        expiration.
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