[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 102 (Tuesday, June 19, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4050]
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  SA 2969. Mrs. GILLIBRAND submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 
5895, making appropriations for energy and water development and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title III of division A 
     (relating to the Department of Energy), under the heading 
     ``General Provisions--Department of Energy'', insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 3__. (a) 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)(1) If the period required for the commencement of 
     construction of the project 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) 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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