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Pacific Northwest Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act of 2021

Introduced: April 19, 2021 Introduced by: Newhouse, Dan Republican · Washington See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 15, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 463.
Dec 15, 2022
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-644.
May 26, 2021
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
May 26, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 26, 2021
Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Discharged.
May 26, 2021
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
May 21, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
May 21, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Apr 19, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Apr 19, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pacific Northwest Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act of 2021

This bill provides the Department of the Interior exclusive authority to develop hydropower facilities in certain instances and contains other related provisions.

Specifically, Interior shall have exclusive authority to develop small conduit hydropower using Bureau of Reclamation facilities and pumped storage hydropower that exclusively use bureau reservoirs. Currently, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) also has regulatory authority over some of the bureau infrastructure involved in such projects, so some projects require approval from both Interior and FERC.

The bill also imposes various requirements related to certain proposed projects involving specified tribes in Washington State. Before Interior may issue a lease to use power generated from such a project, the parties involved must agree to a study plan that lays out certain information, time lines, and procedures for addressing issues. Such a lease must also meet certain requirements, such as conditions to ensure that the project will not interfere with the tribes' hunting and fishing rights.

What's happening now December 15, 2022

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 463.

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