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[S. 490 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 130
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 490

                          [Report No. 115-100]

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 2, 2017

  Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Risch) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Energy and Natural Resources

                              June 8, 2017

              Reported by Ms. Murkowski, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. REINSTATEMENT AND EXTENSION OF TIME FOR FEDERAL 
              ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION PROJECT INVOLVING GIBSON 
              DAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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'') shall, at the request of the licensee for the 
project, after reasonable notice, and in accordance with the good 
faith, due diligence, and public interest requirements of, and the 
procedures of the Commission under, that section, reinstate the license 
and extend the time period during which the licensee is required to 
commence construction of the project for the 6-year period that begins 
on the date of enactment of this Act.</DELETED>

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.
                                                       Calendar No. 130

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 490

                          [Report No. 115-100]

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                                 A BILL

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                              June 8, 2017

                       Reported with an amendment