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S 2083 114th Congress Senate Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Alternative and renewable resources Dams and canals Electric power generation and transmission Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Licensing and registrations North Carolina

A bill to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project.

Introduced: September 28, 2015 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 16, 2015
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 337.
Dec 16, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 114-192.
Nov 19, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Oct 8, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-381.
Sep 28, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 28, 2015
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

(Sec. 1) This bill permits the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon licensee request, to extend for up to three consecutive two-year periods from the expiration date of the extension originally issued by FERC the time period during which the licensee must commence construction of project numbered 12642.

FERC may also reinstate the license effective as of its expiration date if the period required for commencement of project construction has expired before enactment of this Act. The first extension authorized under this Act shall take effect upon that expiration date.

What's happening now December 16, 2015

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 337.

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