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Union Calendar No. 117 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2274 
[Report No. 115–173] 
To amend the Federal Power Act to provide for extended periods relating 
to preliminary permits and commencement of construction, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2017 
Mr. PETERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
JUNE 12, 2017 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend the Federal Power Act to provide for extended 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘HYdropower Permit 
Extension Act’’ or the ‘‘HYPE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSIONS OF PERIODS. 
(a) PRELIMINARY PERMITS.—Section 5 of the Fed-
eral Power Act (16 U.S.C. 798) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘three’’ and 
inserting ‘‘four’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Commission may extend 
the period of a preliminary permit once for not 
more than 2 additional years beyond the 3 
years’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘Commis-
sion may— 
‘‘(1) extend the period of a preliminary permit 
once for not more than four additional years beyond 
the four years’’; 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) if the period of a preliminary permit is ex-
tended under paragraph (1), extend the period of 
such preliminary permit once for not more than four 
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additional years beyond the extension period granted 
under paragraph (1), if the Commission determines 
that there are extraordinary circumstances that war-
rant such additional extension.’’. 
(b) TIME LIMIT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PROJECT 
WORKS.—Section 13 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 
806) is amended in the second sentence by striking ‘‘once 
but not longer than two additional years’’ and inserting 
‘‘for not more than eight additional years,’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 117 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2274 
[Report No. 115–173] 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Power Act to provide for ex-
tended periods relating to preliminary permits 
and commencement of construction, and for 
other purposes. 
JUNE 12, 2017 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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