Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act
Officially: “Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act” Read the full text
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1Short title
This section would let the Act be officially called the "Hydropower Relicensing Transparency Act."
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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hydropower Relicensing Transparency Act .
2Annual relicensing status report
This section would add a new subsection to Section 15 of the Federal Power Act. Within 180 days after enactment, and every year after that, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission would have to submit a report to Congress on the status of the licensing process for each new hydropower license that meets two conditions: the existing licensee notified the Commission at least 3 years before the report is due that it intends to apply for the new license, and the new license has not yet been issued. For each such license covered by the report, the Commission would have to include: the date the licensee's notice was received; any docket number assigned to the case; whether an application for the new license has been filed; the status of any filed application, including the date the Commission expects to issue the new license; any upcoming proceeding or other meeting related to the new license; and any ongoing or completed actions required of the existing licensee, the Commission, the fish and wildlife agencies referred to elsewhere in that section, and any other agencies involved.
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2. Annual relicensing status report Section 15 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 808 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) (1) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter, the Commission shall submit to Congress a report on the status of the licensing process for each new license for which an existing licensee has notified the Commission under subsection (b)(1) at least 3 years prior to submission of the report that such licensee intends to file an application for such new license, but such new license has not yet been issued under this section. (2) Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the licensing process for each new license described in such paragraph— (A) the date notice was provided to the Commission under subsection (b)(1); (B) any docket number assigned with respect to such licensing process; (C) whether any application for a new license has been filed; (D) information regarding the status of any such application, including the date the Commission anticipates it will issue the new license; (E) any upcoming proceeding or other meeting related to such new license; and (F) any ongoing or completed actions required of the existing licensee, the Commission, the fish and wildlife agencies referred to in subsection (b) of this section, and any other agencies. .
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In the House.