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Calendar No. 123 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 316 

[Report No. 113–69] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 13, 2013 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

JUNE 27, 2013 

Reported by Mr. WYDEN, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

AN ACT 

To reinstate and transfer certain hydroelectric licenses and 

extend the deadline for commencement of construction 

of certain hydroelectric projects. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Collinsville Renewable 

5 Energy Promotion Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT OF EXPIRED LICENSES AND EX2 TENSION OF TIME TO COMMENCE CON3 STRUCTION OF PROJECTS. 

4 Subject to section 4 of this Act and notwithstanding 

5 the time period under section 13 of the Federal Power 

6 Act (16 U.S.C. 806) that would otherwise apply to Federal 

7 Energy Regulatory Commission projects numbered 10822 

8 and 10823, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

9 (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Commission’’) may— 

10 (1) reinstate the license for either or each of 

11 those projects; and 

12 (2) extend for 2 years after the date on which 

13 either or each project is reinstated under paragraph 

14 (1) the time period during which the licensee is re15 quired to commence the construction of such 

16 projects. 

17 Prior to reaching any final decision under this section, the 

18 Commission shall provide an opportunity for submission 

19 of comments by interested persons, municipalities, and 

20 States and shall consider any such comment that is timely 

21 submitted. 

22 SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF LICENSES TO THE TOWN OF CANTON, 

23 CONNECTICUT. 

24 Notwithstanding section 8 of the Federal Power Act 

25 (16 U.S.C. 801) or any other provision thereof, if the 

26 Commission reinstates the license for, and extends the 


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1 time period during which the licensee is required to com2 mence the construction of, a Federal Energy Regulatory 

3 Commission project under section 2, the Commission shall 

4 transfer such license to the town of Canton, Connecticut. 

5 SEC. 4. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT. 

6 (a) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 

7 term ‘‘environmental assessment’’ shall have the same 

8 meaning as is given such term in regulations prescribed 

9 by the Council on Environmental Quality that implement 

10 the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 

11 4321 et seq.). 

12 (b) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 

13 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Com14 mission shall complete an environmental assessment for 

15 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission projects num16 bered 10822 and 10823, updating, to the extent nec17 essary, the environmental analysis performed during the 

18 process of licensing such projects. 

19 (c) COMMENT PERIOD.—Upon issuance of the envi20 ronmental assessment required under subsection (b), the 

21 Commission shall— 

22 (1) initiate a 30-day public comment period; 

23 and 

24 (2) before taking any action under section 2 or 

25 3— 


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1 (A) consider any comments received during 

2 such 30-day period; and 

3 (B) incorporate in the license for the 

4 projects involved, such terms and conditions as 

5 the Commission determines to be necessary, 

6 based on the environmental assessment per7 formed and comments received under this sec8 tion. 

9 SEC. 5. DEADLINE. 

10 Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment 

11 of this Act, the Commission shall— 

12 (1) make a final decision pursuant to para13 graph (1) of section 2; and 

14 (2) if the Commission decides to reinstate one 

15 or both of the licenses under such paragraph and ex16 tend the corresponding deadline for commencement 

17 of construction under paragraph (2) of such section, 

18 complete the action required under section 3. 

19 SEC. 6. PROTECTION OF EXISTING RIGHTS. 

20 Nothing in this Act shall affect any valid license 

21 issued by the Commission under section 4 of the Federal 

22 Power Act (16 U.S.C. 797) on or before the date of enact23 ment of this Act or diminish or extinguish any existing 

24 rights under any such license. 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Collinsville Renewable 

3 Energy Production Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 

7 means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 

8 (2) LICENSE.—The term ‘‘license’’ means— 

9 (A) the license for Commission project num10 ber 10822; 

11 (B) the license for Commission project num12 ber 10823; or 

13 (C) both. 

14 (3) TOWN.—The term ‘‘Town’’ means the town of 

15 Canton, Connecticut. 

16 SEC. 3. REINSTATEMENT, EXTENSION, AND TRANSFER OF 

17 EXPIRED LICENSES. 

18 Notwithstanding the termination of the license, the 

19 Commission may, at the request of the Town, in accordance 

20 with section 4(a), and after reasonable notice— 

21 (1) reinstate the licence; 

22 (2) extend for 2 years after the date on which the 

23 license is reinstated the time period during which the 

24 licensee is required to commence the construction of 

25 the project subject to the license; and 


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1 (3) subject to section 4, transfer the license to the 

2 Town. 

3 SEC. 4. CONDITIONS OF TRANSFER. 

4 (a) APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER.—The Town may re5 quest the reinstatement, extension, and transfer of the li6 cense by filing an application for approval of the transfer. 

7 (b) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—The application for 

8 approval of the transfer shall set forth in appropriate detail 

9 the qualifications of the Town to hold the license and to 

10 operate the property under license, which qualifications 

11 shall be the same as those required of applicants for the 

12 license. 

13 (c) COMMISSION APPROVAL.—The Commission may 

14 approve the transfer on a showing that the transfer is in 

15 the public interest. 

16 (d) TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LICENSES.—The 

17 Town shall be subject to— 

18 (1) all the conditions of the license and all the 

19 provisions and conditions of the Federal Power Act 

20 (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.), as though the Town were the 

21 original licensee; and 

22 (2) any additional terms and conditions the 

23 Commission determines to be necessary, including 

24 conditions for the protection, mitigation, and en25 hancement of fish and wildlife and related habitat 


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1 under sections 10(j) and 18 of the Federal Power Act 

2 (16 U.S.C. 803(j), 811). 

3 SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION. 

4 The Commission shall supplement the environmental 

5 impact statement or similar analysis required under the 

6 National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 

7 4321 et seq.) prepared in connection with the issuance of 

8 the original license to examine all new circumstances and 

9 information relevant to environmental concerns and bear10 ing on the reinstatement of the license or the impact of the 

11 license. 


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Calendar No. 123 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 316 

[Report No. 113–69] 

AN ACT 

To reinstate and transfer certain hydroelectric liprojects. ment of construction of certain hydroelectric censes and extend the deadline for commenceJUNE 27, 2013 

Reported with an amendment 


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