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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
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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
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 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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 951 Related bill To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project.
  • HR 5895 Related bill Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019
 Bill text 2 versions

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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Mar 27, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 723: A bill to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-723/
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