FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

Bills and resolutions

California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (see H.R. 2578), H5149 [18JY]

Canton, CT: transfer and reinstate hydroelectric licenses and extend deadline for commencement of construction of certain FERC projects (see S. 715), S2087 [4AP] (see H.R. 1353), H2291 [4AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Office of Public Advocate (see H.R. 1696), H2998 [3MY]

Electric power: allow transfer of rate-setting authority for small renewable energy projects from FERC to States (see S. 1491), S5250 [2AU]

———establish a regional transmission planning process (see H.R. 3280), H7160 [27OC]

Hydroelectric power: consider private landownership and private use of land in issuing hydropower licenses (see S. 1988), S8602 [14DE]

———improve (see S. 629), S1827 [17MR] (see H.R. 3680), H9430 [15DE]

———minimize infringement on the exercise and enjoyment of property rights in issuing hydropower licenses (see H.R. 3663), H8966 [14DE]

Idaho: reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the American Falls Reservoir (see S. 334), S682 [14FE]

———reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Little Wood River Ranch (see S. 333), S682 [14FE]

Klamath Basin: approve and implement Klamath Basin Restoration and Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreements and plan and implement dam removal (see S. 1851), S7367 [10NO] (see H.R. 3398), H7405 [10NO]

Real estate: prohibit from requiring removal or modification of existing structures or encroachments in licenses (see S. 1758), S6872 [20OC] (see H.R. 3244), H7007 [24OC]

TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H8124 [2DE]

Remarks in House

Corps of Engineers: prohibit funding for removal or associated mitigation of dams along the Columbia or Snake Rivers, H5061 [14JY]

Natural gas: restore State and local participation in the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas terminals, H1257, H1258 [18FE]

Real estate: prohibit from requiring removal or modification of existing structures or encroachments in licenses (H.R. 3244), H7076 [26OC]

Remarks in Senate

Electric power: allow transfer of rate-setting authority for small renewable energy projects from FERC to States (S. 1491), S5261 [2AU]

Hydroelectric power: improve (S. 629), S1841 [17MR]

Idaho: reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the American Falls Reservoir (S. 334), S6691 [18OC]

———reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Little Wood River Ranch (S. 333), S6691 [18OC]

Klamath Basin: approve and implement Klamath Basin Restoration and Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreements and plan and implement dam removal (S. 1851), S7378 [10NO]

Real estate: clarify that private ownership of land should be recognized under the same standards as public recreational use of land, S7600 [16NO]

———prohibit from requiring removal or modification of existing structures or encroachments in licenses, S7600 [16NO]

Reports filed

Amend Certain Laws Relative to a FERC Project Located on a Segment of the Lower Merced River: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2578) (H. Rept. 112-303), H8074 [1DE]

Hydropower Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 629) (S. Rept. 112-19), S3105 [18MY]

Reinstate and Extend the Deadline for Commencement of Construction of a Hydroelectric Project Involving the American Falls Reservoir in Idaho: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 334) (S. Rept. 112-54), S5338 [6SE]

Reinstate and Extend the Deadline for Commencement of Construction of a Hydroelectric Project Involving the Little Wood River Ranch in Idaho: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 333) (S. Rept. 112-53), S5338 [6SE]

Texts of

S. 333, reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Little Wood River Ranch in Idaho, S6691 [18OC]

S. 334, reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the American Falls Reservoir in Idaho, S6691 [18OC]

S. 1851, Klamath Basin Economic Restoration Act, S7378-S7382 [10NO]