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[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2122 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 138
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2122

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 13, 2017

            Received; read twice and placed on the calendar

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

 
 To reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction 
      of a hydroelectric project involving Jennings Randolph Dam.

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

SECTION 1. REINSTATEMENT AND EXTENSION OF TIME FOR A FEDERAL ENERGY 
              REGULATORY COMMISSION PROJECT INVOLVING JENNINGS RANDOLPH 
              DAM.

    (a) Extension of Time.--Notwithstanding the time period specified 
in section 13 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) that would 
otherwise apply to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project 
numbered 12715 (referred to in this section as the ``project''), the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (referred to in this section as 
the ``Commission'') may, at the request of the licensee for the 
project, and 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 the 
construction of the project for not more than 3 consecutive 2-year 
periods that begin on the date of the expiration of the extension 
originally issued by the Commission.
    (b) Obligation of Licensee.--Any obligation of the licensee for the 
project for the payment of annual charges under section 10(e) of the 
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 803(e)) shall commence on the expiration 
of the time period to commence construction of the project, as extended 
by the Commission under subsection (a).
    (c) Reinstatement of Expired License.--
            (1) In general.--If the period required for the 
        commencement of construction of the project has expired before 
        the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission may reinstate 
        the license effective as of the date of the expiration of the 
        license.
            (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 the expiration 
        of the license.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 12, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.
                                                       Calendar No. 138

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2122

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

 To reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction 
      of a hydroelectric project involving Jennings Randolph Dam.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             June 13, 2017

            Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
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