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HR 2842 112th Congress House Energy Dams and canals Electric power generation and transmission Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Water use and supply

Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2011

Introduced: September 6, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 37 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 19, 2012
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-624.
Mar 8, 2012
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 7, 2012
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 7, 2012
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 265 - 154 (Roll no. 100).
Mar 7, 2012
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 182 - 237 (Roll no. 99). (consideration: CR H1234)
Mar 7, 2012
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H1233)
Mar 7, 2012
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Garamendi motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to require that all materials used to install conduit hydropower generation under this Act to be manufactured in the United States.
Mar 7, 2012
Mr. Garamendi moved to recommit with instructions to Natural Resources. (consideration: CR H1232-1234; text: CR H1232)
Mar 7, 2012
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H1232)
Mar 7, 2012
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR 3/6/2012 H1187, H1187)
Mar 7, 2012
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2842.
Mar 7, 2012
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of an amendment which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
Mar 7, 2012
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Mar 7, 2012
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1231-1234)
Mar 6, 2012
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2842 as unfinished business.
Mar 6, 2012
On motion to rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Mar 6, 2012
Mr. Hastings (WA) moved to rise.
Mar 6, 2012
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 570, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Ellison amendment No. 3 under the five-minute rule.
Mar 6, 2012
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Napolitano amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Napolitano demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
Mar 6, 2012
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 570, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Napolitano amendment No. 1 under the five-minute rule.
Mar 6, 2012
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 570, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Tipton amendment No. 2 under the five-minute rule.
Mar 6, 2012
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2842.
Mar 6, 2012
The Speaker designated the Honorable Jason Chaffetz to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Mar 6, 2012
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 570 and Rule XVIII.
Mar 6, 2012
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2842 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by section. Specified amendments are in order. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill. All points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. (consideration: CR H1186)
Mar 6, 2012
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 570. (consideration: CR H1180-1190)
Mar 6, 2012
Rule H. Res. 570 passed House.
Mar 5, 2012
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 570 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2842 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by section. Specified amendments are in order. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill. All points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived.
Dec 1, 2011
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 201.
Dec 1, 2011
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-301, Part I.
Oct 5, 2011
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 12.
Oct 5, 2011
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 5, 2011
Subcommittee on Water and Power Discharged.
Sep 14, 2011
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 7, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Sep 6, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sep 6, 2011
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 2
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Mar 7, 2012 House · vote #100 On Passage Passed 265–154 See who voted →
Mar 7, 2012 House · vote #99 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions Failed 182–237 See who voted →
 Amendments to this bill 3

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to 2 failed

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 966 — An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to strike the exemption for small conduit hydropo… Failed Mar 7, 2012
HAMDT 967 — An amendment numbered 3 printed in the Congressional Record to add a section to H.R. 2842 which states that s… Failed Mar 6, 2012
HAMDT 965 — An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to strike "2011" and insert "2012" in section 1. Agreed to Mar 6, 2012
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2012 - Amends the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Bureau of Reclamation) to contract for the development of small conduit hydropower at Bureau facilities.

Defines: (1) "small" as 1.5 megawatts or less; and (2) "conduit" as a tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance.

Requires that power privilege leases be offered first to an irrigation district or water users association operating or receiving water from the applicable transferred or reserved work.

Defines: (1) reserved work as any conduit included in project works whose care, operation, and maintenance has been reserved by the Secretary (through the Bureau); and (2) transferred work as any conduit included in project works whose care, operation, and maintenance has been transferred to a legally organized water users association or irrigation district.

Exempts the small conduit hydropower development authorized by this Act from the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), except with respect to siting of associated transmission on federal lands.

Makes the Bureau's Power Resources Office the lead office for such small conduit hydropower policy and procedure-setting activities. (Thus excludes such activities from the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [FERC].)

Declares that nothing in this Act shall: (1) obligate specified power administrations to purchase or market the power produced by such facilities, (2) alter or impede the delivery and management of water for original project purposes, or (3) alter or affect any existing agreements for conduit hydropower development projects or disposition of revenues. Deems water used for conduit hydropower generation to be incidental to use of water for the original project purposes.

Allows the lease of power privilege only when the exercise of the lease will not be incompatible with, or create unmitigated financial or physical impacts to, the applicable project or division.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) notify and consult with the appropriate irrigation district or water users association operating a transferred conduit before offering such a lease; and (2) prescribe terms and conditions to protect the planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and other interests of the United States and the project or division involved.

What's happening now September 19, 2012

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-624.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6247 Related bill Saving Our Dams and New Hydropower Development and Jobs Act of 2012
  • HRES 570 Procedurally related Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2842) to authorize all Bureau of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydro…
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 3
D
Costa, Jim
California · Oct 6, 2011
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Oct 3, 2011
Coffman, Mike
· Sep 19, 2011
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Sep 13, 2011
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Sep 6, 2011
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