To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects.
| Date | Chamber | What was voted on | Result | Yes–No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2012 | Senate · vote #96 | On Passage of the Bill H.R. 2072 | Passed | 78–20 | See who voted → |
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 408.
This bill authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to extend construction deadlines for hydropower projects that were issued a license before March 13, 2020. FERC is authorized, upon the request of the licensees, to extend the deadline for beginning construction on such projects an additional six years beyond the eight-year extension FERC is authorized to provide under current law. The extension must consist of no more than three consecutive two-year periods.
The bill also provides that FERC may reinstate certain expired licenses for projects with construction deadlines extended under this bill, effective as of the date they expire.
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- PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
- BLANK ROME GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
- SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LABORATORIES, INC.
- NATIONAL HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION
- DESIMONE CONSULTING, LLC
- CLEAN ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY RENEWABLE ENERGY BUYERS ALLIANCE)
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- White House Office
- Energy, Dept of
- Interior, Dept of (DOI)
- Treasury, Dept of
- Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2072: To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2072/
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