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S 491 115th Congress Senate Energy Alternative and renewable resources Dams and canals Electric power generation and transmission Licensing and registrations Montana Water storage

A bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving Clark Canyon Dam.

Introduced: March 2, 2017 Introduced by: Daines, Steve Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
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Jun 8, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 131.
Jun 8, 2017
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-101.
Mar 30, 2017
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 2, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1579; text of measure as introduced: CR S1580)
Mar 2, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(Sec. 1) This bill authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon request, to extend for up to six years the time period during which construction must commence on the Clark Canyon Dam Hydroelectric Project located on the Beaverhead River in Beaverhead County, Montana.

Additionally, FERC may reinstate the construction license if it is expired.

What's happening now June 8, 2017

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 131.

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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Mar 2, 2017
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Mar 2, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 491: A bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving Clark Canyon Dam.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-491/
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