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HR 795 112th Congress House

Small-Scale Hydropower Enhancement Act of 2011

Official title: To expand small-scale hydropower.

Introduced: June 23, 2011 Introduced by: Smith, Adrian Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 23, 2011
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-219, Part I.
Jul 20, 2011
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 20, 2011
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 20, 2011
Subcommittee on Water and Power Discharged.
Jun 23, 2011
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 28, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Feb 24, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Feb 21, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Feb 18, 2011
Introduced in House
Feb 18, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action September 23, 2011

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-219, Part I.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small-Scale Hydropower Enhancement Act of 2011 - Exempts from certain Federal Power Act licensing requirements a hydroelectric project that uses only a non-federally owned conduit to generate electric power under 1.5 megawatts.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to revise and update the study and report on the potential for increasing electric power production capability at federally owned or operated water regulation, storage, and conveyance facilities required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

Requires the study to include: (1) facilities that would result in less than 1 megawatt of capacity; and (2) information regarding the availability and importance of using materials and equipment produced and manufactured in the United States in the facilities referred to in the report.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) consult, to the maximum extent practicable, with nonfederal and noncontracting interests in carrying out this study; and (2) carry it out on a nonreimbursable basis.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 2 Republican 2
Loebsack, David
· Sep 21, 2011
BONO MACK, MARY
· Aug 26, 2011
Tipton, Scott
· Aug 26, 2011
Denham, Jeff
· Jul 11, 2011
WALDEN, GREG
· Jul 11, 2011
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jun 23, 2011
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jun 23, 2011
Bishop, Rob
· Jun 15, 2011
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Apr 8, 2011
Pearce, Stevan
· Apr 8, 2011
Cardoza, Dennis
· Apr 5, 2011
Rodgers, Cathy
· Mar 29, 2011
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Mar 16, 2011
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Feb 18, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 795: Small-Scale Hydropower Enhancement Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-795/
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"H.R. 795: Small-Scale Hydropower Enhancement Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-795/.
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