United States Code

42 U.S.C. § 15882

Hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives

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Bills that would change it 16

  • HR 2962 Hydrogen Permitting Simplification Act Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 9659 Building Technologies Research and Development Act Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 1517 Ending Taxpayer Welfare for Oil and Gas Companies Act of 2021 Repeals · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 3684 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Amends · enacted · 117th Congress
  • HR 8117 Hydrogen Permitting Simplification Act Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
  • S 2377 Energy Infrastructure Act Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Amends 15882(c) · enacted · 116th Congress
  • HR 3361 RIVER Act Amends 15882(c) · introduced · 116th Congress
  • HR 4447 Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act Amends 15882(c) · introduced · 116th Congress
  • HR 2 Moving Forward Act Amends 15882(c) · introduced · 116th Congress
  • HR 4364 Taxpayer Fairness for Resource Development Act of 2019 Repeals · introduced · 116th Congress
  • S 859 RIVER Act Amends 15882(c) · introduced · 116th Congress
  • HR 4426 Sustainable Energy Development Reform Act Repeals · introduced · 115th Congress
  • S 1336 RIVER Act Amends 15882(c) · introduced · 115th Congress
  • S 1460 Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 Amends 15882(c) · introduced · 115th Congress
  • HR 3256 RIVER Act of 2017 Amends 15882(c) · introduced · 115th Congress

The law today

From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-121.

(a) Incentive payments The Secretary shall make incentive payments to the owners or operators of hydroelectric facilities at existing dams to be used to make capital improvements in the facilities that are directly related to improving the efficiency of such facilities by at least 3 percent. (b) Limitations Incentive payments under this section shall not exceed 30 percent of the costs of the capital improvement concerned and not more than 1 payment may be made with respect to improvements at a single facility. No payment in excess of $5,000,000 may be made with respect to improvements at a single facility in any 1 fiscal year. (c) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 to remain available until expended.
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