[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 730 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 730

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 27, 2017

   Mr. Kaine 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 certain 
                        hydroelectric projects.

    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 CERTAIN HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS.

    (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 (referred 
to in this section as the ``Commission'') projects numbered 12737 and 
12740, 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 Expired License.--If the 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.
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