S 1521
118th Congress
Senate
Energy
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alternative and renewable resources
Congressional oversight
Dams and canals
Electric power generation and transmission
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Government trust funds
Industrial facilities
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
Water resources funding
Water storage
Community and Hydropower Improvement Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 19, 2023
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-287.
May 10, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 10, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Community and Hydropower Improvement Act
This bill modifies requirements for hydropower projects, including by
- accelerating and coordinating the environmental review of the licensing of hydropower projects;
- expediting the licensing process for closed-loop or off-stream pumped storage projects;
- expediting the licensing process for certain nonfederal hydropower projects at existing nonpowered dams;
- increasing the involvement of Indian tribes in the licensing process;
- directing federal agencies and Indian tribes to consider certain effects of dams, such as any adverse effects on fish species;
- requiring the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue regulations that establish procedures for license surrender proceedings initiated by licensees; and
- establishing a Licensing Administration Reimbursement Fund.
What's happening now
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-287.
Committees of jurisdiction
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