[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 140 (Wednesday, August 22, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5864]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4002. Mr. McCONNELL (for Ms. Murkowski) proposed an amendment to 
the bill S. 1142, to extend the deadline for commencement of 
construction of certain hydroelectric projects; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``J. Bennett Johnston Waterway 
     Hydropower Extension Act of 2018''.

     SEC. 2. EXTENSION.

       (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 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
     project numbers 12756, 12757, and 12758, the Commission may, 
     at the request of the licensee for the applicable 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 the construction of the applicable 
     project for up to 3 consecutive 2-year periods from the date 
     of the expiration of the extension originally issued by the 
     Commission.
       (b) Reinstatement of License.--If the time period required 
     for commencement of construction of a project described in 
     subsection (a) has expired prior to the date of enactment of 
     this Act--
       (1) the Commission may reinstate the license for the 
     applicable project effective as of the date of the expiration 
     of the license; and
       (2) the first extension authorized under subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on that expiration.
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