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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4451 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 17, 2010 

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

Resources 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Energy Promotion Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT OF EXPIRED LICENSES AND EX5 TENSION OF TIME TO COMMENCE CON6 STRUCTION OF PROJECTS. 

7 Subject to section 4 of this Act and notwithstanding 

8 the time period under section 13 of the Federal Power 

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

10 Energy Regulatory Commission projects numbered 10822 

11 and 10823, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

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

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

14 those projects; and 

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

16 either or each project is reinstated under paragraph 

17 (1) the time period during which the licensee is re18 quired to commence the construction of such 

19 projects. 

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

21 Commission shall provide an opportunity for submission 

22 of comments by interested persons, municipalities, and 

23 States and shall consider any such comment that is timely 

24 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 

5 Commission reinstates the license for, and extends the 

6 time period during which the licensee is required to com7 mence the construction of, a Federal Energy Regulatory 

8 Commission project under section 2, the Commission shall 

9 transfer such 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 

14 by the Council on Environmental Quality that implement 

15 the 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 num21 bered 10822 and 10823, updating, to the extent nec22 essary, the environmental analysis performed during the 

23 process of licensing such projects. 

24 (c) COMMENT PERIOD.—Upon issuance of the envi25 ronmental assessment required under subsection (b), the 

26 Commission 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 per11 formed and comments received under this sec12 tion. 

13 SEC. 5. DEADLINE. 

14 Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment 

15 of this Act, the Commission shall— 

16 (1) make a final decision pursuant to para17 graph (1) of section 2; and 

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

19 both of the licenses under such paragraph and ex20 tend the corresponding deadline for commencement 

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

22 complete the action required under section 3. 

23 SEC. 6. PROTECTION OF EXISTING RIGHTS. 

24 Nothing in this Act shall affect any valid license 

25 issued by the Commission under section 4 of the Federal 


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1 Power Act (16 U.S.C. 797) on or before the date of enact2 ment of this Act or diminish or extinguish any existing 

3 rights under any such license. 

Passed the House of Representatives June 16, 2010. 

Attest: LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

Clerk. 


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