[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 109 (Thursday, June 28, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4770]
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  SA 3391. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to the bill S. 724, to 
amend the Federal Power Act to modernize authorizations for necessary 
hydropower approvals; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:
       (c) Obligation for Payment of Annual Charges.--Any 
     obligation of a licensee or exemptee for the payment of 
     annual charges under section 10(e) of the Federal Power Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 803(e)) for a project that has not commenced 
     construction as of the date of enactment of this Act shall 
     commence not earlier than the latest of--
       (1) the date by which the licensee or exemptee is required 
     to commence construction; or
       (2) the date of any extension of the deadline under 
     paragraph (1).
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