[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 734 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 734

    To extend a project of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
                    involving the Cannonsville Dam.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 27, 2017

Mrs. Gillibrand 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 a project of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
                    involving the Cannonsville Dam.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF TIME FOR A FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION 
              PROJECT INVOLVING CANNONSVILLE 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 13287, 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 
that section 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 up to 4 consecutive 2-year 
periods after the required date of the commencement of construction 
described in Article 301 of the license.
    (b) Reinstatement of Expired License.--
            (1) In general.--If the required date of the commencement 
        of construction 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.
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