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H.R. 4317 115th Congress House

Mahoney Lake Hydroelectric Project Licensing Act

Official title: To authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue an order continuing a stay of a hydroelectric license for the Mahoney Lake hydroelectric project… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue an order continuing a stay of a hydroelectric license for the Mahoney Lake hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 8, 2017 See on congress.gov
Energy Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAlaskaAlternative and renewable resourcesDams and canals
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Nov 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Nov 8, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 8, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 10, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mahoney Lake Hydroelectric Project Licensing Act

This bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon request, to issue a stay of the statutory deadline by which construction must commence on the Mahoney Lake Hydroelectric Project located in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska. (The City of Saxman, Alaska, was granted a construction license for the Mahoney Lake Hydroelectric Project on January 22, 1998.)

Additionally, upon request, FERC must reinstate the construction license and make it effective as of the date the stay is lifted.

FERC may reinstate the construction license if it is expired.

Subject to certain conditions, FERC may extend for up to six years the statutory deadline by which construction must commence on the project.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4317: Mahoney Lake Hydroelectric Project Licensing Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4317/
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"H.R. 4317: Mahoney Lake Hydroelectric Project Licensing Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4317/.
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