Senate Bill 724
115th Congress(2017-2018)
A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modernize authorizations for necessary hydropower approvals.
Active
Amendments
Passed Senate on Jun 28, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
724
Congress
115
Policy Area
Energy
Energy
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checkPassed on June 28, 2018
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
A senator may request unanimous consent on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. If no Senator objects, the Senate permits the action, but if any one senator objects, the request is rejected. Unanimous consent requests with only immediate effects are routinely granted, but ones affecting the floor schedule, the conditions of considering a bill or other business, or the rights of other senators, are normally not offered, or a floor leader will object to it, until all senators concerned have had an opportunity to inform the leaders that they find it acceptable.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Summary
This bill amends the Federal Power Act to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to issue a preliminary permit to a hydropower construction license applicant for up to four years, instead of three.
FERC may extend a preliminary permit once for no more than four years and may issue a new permit after the end of an extension if it determines there are extraordinary circumstances that warrant the issuance of an additional permit.
Additionally, FERC may extend the time a licensee has to commence construction on a project for up to eight years.Under current law, FERC may extend the license for no more than two years.
Amendments (1)
Jun 28, 2018
Agreed to in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Amendment 3391
To include a provision relating to the payment of annual charges.
Agreed To
07/03/2018
Held at the desk.
07/03/2018
Received in the House.
06/29/2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
06/28/2018
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
06/28/2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
06/28/2018
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4808-4809; text: CR S4809)
05/24/2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 100.
05/24/2017
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 115-81.
03/30/2017
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
03/27/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
03/27/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
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