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S 4540 117th Congress Senate Water Resources Development

A bill to amend the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 to improve provisions relating to the development of hydropower at Corps of Engineers facilities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 14, 2022 Introduced by: Daines, Steve Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
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Jul 14, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jul 14, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to (1) assess opportunities to increase hydroelectric power at its projects (e.g, dams and locks), and (2) create a new program manager position for nonfederal hydroelectric power development.

What's happening now July 14, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 8383 Identical bill To amend the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 to improve provisions relating to the development of hy…
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4540: A bill to amend the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 to improve provisions relating to the development of hydropower at Corps of Engineers facilities, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4540/
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"S. 4540: A bill to amend the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 to improve provisions relating to the development of hydropower at Corps of Engineers facilities, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4540/.
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S. 4540, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4540/.
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[S. 4540: A bill to amend the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 to improve provisions relating to the development of hydropower at Corps of Engineers facilities, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4540/)
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