Bill Sponsor
House Bill 2292
115th Congress(2017-2018)
To extend a project of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission involving the Cannonsville Dam.
Became Law
Became Law
Became Public Law 115-206 on Jul 23, 2018
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
May 2, 2017
Latest Action
Jul 23, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2292
Congress
115
Policy Area
Energy
Energy
Primary focus of measure is all sources and supplies of energy, including alternative energy sources, oil and gas, coal, nuclear power; efficiency and conservation; costs, prices, and revenues; electric power transmission; public utility matters.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
New York
Republican
New York
Democrat
New York
Democrat
New York
Democrat
New York
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (1)
checkPassed on June 12, 2017
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
300
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

This bill authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon request, to extend for up to eight years the time period during which construction must commence on the Cannonsville Hydroelectric Project located on the West Branch of the Delaware River in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. (The City of New York was granted a construction license for the Cannonsville Hydroelectric Project on May 13, 2014.)

Additionally, FERC may reinstate the construction license if it is expired.

Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 22, 2023 7:50:52 PM