[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 446 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.446
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen
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 12737, 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 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 3 consecutive 2-year periods from
the date of the expiration of the extension originally issued by the
Commission.
(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 may reinstate the license for the project 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.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.