119 S5048 IS: Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act U.S. Senate 2026-07-21 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II119th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 5048IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 21, 2026Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Risch, and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesA BILLTo amend the Federal Power Act to modernize the hydropower licensing process, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act.

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Ensuring proper scope of Federal reservation license conditions

Section 4(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 797(e)) is amended, in the first proviso, by inserting to reasonably mitigate the direct adverse effect of the applicable project on such reservation, so as to provide after deem necessary.

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Ensuring proper scope of prescribed fishways

Section 18 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 811) is amended, in the first sentence, by inserting , to reasonably mitigate the direct adverse effect of the applicable project on the population of a species of fish in the applicable river system before the period at the end.