[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1142 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1142

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of certain 
                        hydroelectric projects.

    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 ``J. Bennett Johnston Waterway 
Hydropower Extension Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. 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 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project numbers 
12756, 12757, and 12758, the Commission may, at the request of the 
licensee for the applicable project, and after reasonable notice, in 
accordance with the good faith, due diligence, and public interest 
requirements of that section and the procedures of the Commission under 
that section, extend the time period during which the licensee is 
required to commence the construction of the applicable 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 License.--If the time period required for 
commencement of construction of a project described in subsection (a) 
has expired prior to the date of enactment of this Act--
            (1) the Commission may reinstate the license for the 
        applicable project effective as of the date of the expiration 
        of the license; and
            (2) the first extension authorized under subsection (a) 
        shall take effect on that expiration.

            Passed the Senate August 22, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1142

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

  To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of certain 
                        hydroelectric projects.