[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3373 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3373

To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time 
period during which licensees are required to commence construction of 
                      certain hydropower projects.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 30, 2023

Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, and Mr. Fetterman) 
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 require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time 
period during which licensees are required to commence construction of 
                      certain hydropower projects.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF TIME TO COMMENCE CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN 
              HYDROPOWER PROJECTS.

    (a) Definition of Covered Project.--In this section, the term 
``covered project'' means a hydropower project with respect to which 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a license before March 
13, 2020.
    (b) Authorization of Extension.--Notwithstanding section 13 of the 
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806), on the request of a licensee of a 
covered project, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission may, after 
reasonable notice and for good cause shown, extend in accordance with 
subsection (c) the period during which the licensee is required to 
commence construction of the covered project for an additional 4 years 
beyond the 8 years authorized by that section.
    (c) Period of Extension.--An extension of time to commence 
construction of a covered project under subsection (b) shall--
            (1) begin on the date on which the final extension of the 
        period for commencement of construction granted to the licensee 
        under section 13 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) 
        expires; and
            (2) end on the date that is 4 years after the latest date 
        to which the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is authorized 
        to extend the period for commencement of construction under 
        that section.
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