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A bill 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…

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A bill 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: January 24, 2017 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 3, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 3, 2018
Received in the House.
Jun 29, 2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 28, 2018
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4809; text: CR S4809)
Jun 28, 2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4809; text: CR S4809)
May 24, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 96.
May 24, 2017
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 115-77.
Mar 30, 2017
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 24, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan 24, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(Sec. 1) 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.

What's happening now July 3, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 3021 Related bill America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018
  • HR 5895 Related bill Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019
  • HR 4317 Related bill Mahoney Lake Hydroelectric Project Licensing Act
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Jan 24, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 215: A bill 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.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-215/
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"S. 215: A bill 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.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-215/.
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S. 215, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-215/.
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