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[S. 490 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.490

                     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 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.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.