[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 723 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 723

     To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
                         hydroelectric project.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 27, 2017

 Mr. Burr (for himself and Mr. Tillis) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
     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 OF DEADLINE FOR HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT.

    (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 12642, 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 procedures of the Commission 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 enactment of this Act--
            (1) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission may reinstate 
        the license 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 date.
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