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S 631 112th Congress Senate

Hydropower Renewable Energy Development Act of 2011

Official title: A bill to extend certain Federal benefits and income tax provisions to energy generated by hydropower resources.

Introduced: March 17, 2011 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
Energy Alternative and renewable resourcesBusiness investment and capitalDams and canalsElectric power generation and transmission
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Mar 17, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 17, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1842)
Mar 17, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 17, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hydropower Renewable Energy Development Act of 2011 - Includes hydroelectric energy generated in the United States by a hydroelectric facility within the definition of "renewable energy" for purposes of any federal program or standard.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) classify certain hydropower production facilities as renewable resources for purposes of the tax credit for producing electricity from renewable resources, (2) eliminate the one-half reduction in the tax credit rate for hydropower and marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy facilities, and (3) allow accelerated depreciation of equipment that produces electricity from marine and hydrokinetic renewable resources and from hydropower.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 631: Hydropower Renewable Energy Development Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-631/
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"S. 631: Hydropower Renewable Energy Development Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-631/.
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