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Calendar No. 330 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1583 

[Report No. 114–185] 

To authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric project. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 16, 2015 

Ms. MURKOWSKI introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

DECEMBER 16, 2015 

Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment 

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

A BILL 

To authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric 

project. 

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

3 SECTION 1. KODIAK ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION UPPER HID4 DEN BASIN DIVERSION AUTHORIZATION. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The special-use permit for the 

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1 latory Commission project No. 2743) described in section 

2 1325 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 

3 Act (16 U.S.C. 3212) is amended as depicted on the map 

4 entitled ‘‘Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Project’’ and 

5 dated May 18, 2015, for the construction, operation, and 

6 maintenance of a tunnel and associated facilities and ac7 tivities for the Upper Hidden Basin Diversion. 

8 (b) LIMITATION.—The tunnel and associated facili9 ties and activities described in subsection (a) shall be sub10 ject to appropriate terms and conditions included in an 

11 amendment to a license issued by the Federal Energy Reg12 ulatory Commission pursuant to the Federal Power Act 

13 (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.), including section 4(e) of that 

14 Act (16 U.S.C. 797(e)). 

15 SECTION 1. TERROR LAKE HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT 

16 UPPER HIDDEN BASIN DIVERSION AUTHOR17 IZATION. 

18 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 (1) TERROR LAKE HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT.— 

20 The term ‘‘Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project’’ means 

21 the project identified in section 1325 of the Alaska 

22 National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 

23 3212), and which is Federal Energy Regulatory Com24 mission project number 2743. 


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1 (2) UPPER HIDDEN BASIN DIVERSION EXPAN2 SION.—The term ‘‘Upper Hidden Basin Diversion 

3 Expansion’’ means the expansion of the Terror Lake 

4 Hydroelectric Project as generally described in Ex5 hibit E to the Upper Hidden Basin Grant Applica6 tion dated July 2, 2014 and submitted to the Alaska 

7 Energy Authority Renewable Energy Fund Round 

8 VIII by Kodiak Electric Association, Inc. 

9 (b) AUTHORIZATION.—The licensee for the Terror Lake 

10 Hydroelectric Project may occupy not more than 20 acres 

11 of Federal land to construct, operate, and maintain the 

12 Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion without further 

13 authorization of the Secretary of the Interior or under the 

14 Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 

15 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). 

16 (c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—The Upper Hidden Basin Di17 version Expansion shall be subject to appropriate terms and 

18 conditions included in an amendment to a license issued 

19 by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission pursuant to 

20 the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.), including 

21 section 4(e) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 797(e)), following an 

22 environmental review by the Commission under the Na23 tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 

24 et seq.). 


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Calendar No. 330 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1583 

[Report No. 114–185] 

A BILL 

To authorize the expansion of an existing 

hydroelectric project. 

DECEMBER 16, 2015 

Reported with an amendment 


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