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HR 6024 112th Congress House Energy Dams and canals Electric power generation and transmission Energy efficiency and conservation Energy revenues and royalties Water resources funding Water use and supply

Hydro 2.0 Act

Introduced: June 26, 2012 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 29, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Jun 26, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 26, 2012
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hydro 2.0 Act - Amends the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, to plan, design, construct, operate, and maintain additions, improvements, efficiencies, and replacements of power generation facilities at existing Reclamation project facilities, including exclusive development of non-federal power at Bureau of Reclamation facilities.

Predicates such authority upon: (1) use of the lease of power privilege by the Commissioner to approve such development of non-federal power; and (2) construction, operation, and maintenance of the power generation facilities consistent with water supply and other purposes specifically authorized for the project.

Requires revenues from the lease of power privileges to be deposited into the Reclamation Fund and credited to the project from which such power is derived. Prescribes allocation guidelines governing the construction cost component of such revenues from the lease of power privilege.

What's happening now June 29, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.

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