S 490 — A bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam.

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4901556]] ReferredPublic inLaw House115-219 (RFH)]115th <DOC>Congress 115thAn CONGRESSAct 2dTo Sessionreinstate S.and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam.

490<<NOTE: _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 3, 2018 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam.

BeJuly it27, enacted- by[S. the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1.

490]>> Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1.

(a) In<<NOTE: General.--Notwithstanding the time period specified in section 13 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C.

806)Time thatperiod.>> wouldIn otherwiseGeneral.--Notwithstanding apply to the Federaltime Energyperiod Regulatoryspecified Commission project numbered 12478-003, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (referred to in this section as13 the ``Commission'') may, at the request of the licenseeFederal forPower theAct project,(16 andU.S.C. after reasonable notice, in accordance with the good faith, due diligence, and public interest requirements of, and the procedures of the Commission under, that section, extend the time period during which the licensee is required to commence construction of the project for not more than 3 consecutive 2-year periods from the date of the expiration of the extension originally issued by the Commission.

(b)806) Reinstatementthat ofwould Expiredotherwise License.--apply (1)to Inthe general.--IfFederal Energy Regulatory Commission project numbered 12478-003, the periodFederal requiredEnergy forRegulatory Commission (referred to in this section as the commencement``Commission'') ofmay, constructionat the request of the projectlicensee describedfor the project, and after reasonable notice, in subsectionaccordance (a)with hasthe expiredgood priorfaith, todue diligence, and public interest requirements of, and the dateprocedures of enactmentthe ofCommission thisunder, Act,that section, extend the Commissiontime mayperiod reinstateduring which the licenselicensee effectiveis asrequired to commence construction of thatthe project for not more than 3 consecutive 2- year periods from the date of expiration.the expiration of the extension originally issued by the Commission.

(2)(b) Extension.--If<<NOTE: the Commission reinstates the license under paragraph (1), the first extension authorized under subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of that expiration.

PassedEffective dates.>> Reinstatement of Expired License.-- (1) In general.--If the Senateperiod Junerequired 28,for 2018.the commencement of construction of the project described in subsection (a) has expired prior to the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission may reinstate the license effective as of that date of expiration.

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JULIE1557]] E.(2) Extension.--If the Commission reinstates the license under paragraph (1), the first extension authorized under subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of that expiration.

ADAMS,Approved Secretary.July 27, 2018.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S.

490:

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No.

115-100 (Comm.

on Energy and Natural Resources).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol.

164 (2018):

June 28, considered and passed Senate.

July 16, considered and passed House.

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