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Union Calendar No. 289 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4451 

[Report No. 111–505] 

To reinstate and transfer certain hydroelectric licenses and extend the 

deadline for commencement of construction of certain hydroelectric projects. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 13, 2010 

Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

JUNE 14, 2010 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 13, 2010] 


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A BILL 

To reinstate and transfer certain hydroelectric licenses and 

extend the deadline for commencement of construction 

of certain hydroelectric projects. 


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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’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT OF EXPIRED LICENSES AND EX7 TENSION OF TIME TO COMMENCE CONSTRUC8 TION OF PROJECTS. 

9 Subject to section 4 of this Act and notwithstanding 

10 the time period under section 13 of the Federal Power Act 

11 (16 U.S.C. 806) that would otherwise apply to Federal En12 ergy Regulatory Commission projects numbered 10822 and 

13 10823, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (re14 ferred to in this Act as the ‘‘Commission’’) may— 

15 (1) reinstate the license for either or each of those 

16 projects; and 

17 (2) extend for 2 years after the date on which ei18 ther or each project is reinstated under paragraph (1) 

19 the time period during which the licensee is required 

20 to commence the construction of such projects. 

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

22 Commission shall provide an opportunity for submission 

23 of comments by interested persons, municipalities, and 

24 States and shall consider any such comment that is timely 

25 submitted. 


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

2 CONNECTICUT. 

3 Notwithstanding section 8 of the Federal Power Act 

4 (16 U.S.C. 801) or any other provision thereof, if the Com5 mission reinstates the license for, and extends the time pe6 riod during which the licensee is required to commence the 

7 construction of, a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

8 project under section 2, the Commission shall transfer such 

9 license to the town of Canton, Connecticut. 

10 SEC. 4. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT. 

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

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

13 meaning as is given such term in regulations prescribed by 

14 the Council on Environmental Quality that implement the 

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

16 4321 et seq.). 

17 (b) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 

18 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Com19 mission shall complete an environmental assessment for 

20 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission projects numbered 

21 10822 and 10823, updating, to the extent necessary, the en22 vironmental analysis performed during the process of li23 censing such projects. 

24 (c) COMMENT PERIOD.—Upon issuance of the environ25 mental assessment required under subsection (b), the Com26 mission shall— 


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

2 and 

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

4 3— 

5 (A) consider any comments received during 

6 such 30-day period; and 

7 (B) incorporate in the license for the 

8 projects involved, such terms and conditions as 

9 the Commission determines to be necessary, 

10 based on the environmental assessment performed 

11 and comments received under this section. 

12 SEC. 5. DEADLINE. 

13 Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment 

14 of this Act, the Commission shall— 

15 (1) make a final decision pursuant to paragraph 

16 (1) of section 2; and 

17 (2) if the Commission decides to reinstate 1 or 

18 both of the licenses under such paragraph and extend 

19 the corresponding deadline for commencement of con20 struction under paragraph (2) of such section, com21 plete the action required under section 3. 

22 SEC. 6. PROTECTION OF EXISTING RIGHTS. 

23 Nothing in this Act shall affect any valid license issued 

24 by the Commission under section 4 of the Federal Power 

25 Act (16 U.S.C. 797) on or before the date of enactment of 


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1 this Act or diminish or extinguish any existing rights under 

2 any such license. 


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Union Calendar No. 289 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4451 

[Report No. 111–505] 

A BILL 

To reinstate and transfer certain hydroelectric liprojects. ment of construction of certain hydroelectric censes and extend the deadline for commenceJUNE 14, 2010 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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