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S 3851 109th Congress Senate Energy Alaska Hydroelectric power Law Licenses Water Resources Development

A bill to provide for the extension of preliminary permit periods by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for certain hydroelectric projects in the State of Alaska.

Introduced: September 6, 2006 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Sep 21, 2006
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-781.
Sep 6, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 6, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9046-9047)
Sep 6, 2006
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon request from the preliminary permit holder of a Thomas Bay (Alaska) project, to extend the preliminary permit period for up to two consecutive three-year periods following expiration of the initial preliminary project permit.

What's happening now September 21, 2006

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-781.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3851: A bill to provide for the extension of preliminary permit periods by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for certain hydroelectric projects in the State of Alaska.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-3851/
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"S. 3851: A bill to provide for the extension of preliminary permit periods by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for certain hydroelectric projects in the State of Alaska.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-3851/.
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S. 3851, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-3851/.
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