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S 723 115th 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: March 27, 2017 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 24, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 99.
May 24, 2017
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with amendments. With written report No. 115-80.
Mar 30, 2017
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Mar 27, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 27, 2017
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 authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon request, to extend by six years the time period during which construction must commence on the W. Kerr Scott Hydropower Project located on the Yadkin River in Wilkes County, North Carolina.

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

What's happening now May 24, 2017

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 99.

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