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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 779 
To provide for a study of the potential for increasing hydroelectric power 
production at existing Federal facilities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2005 
Mr. RADANOVICH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for a study of the potential for increasing hydro-
electric power production at existing Federal facilities, 
and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Federal Hydropower 
Enhancement Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that—
(1) Federal multi-purpose dams, reservoirs and 
associated facilities with hydroelectric generation 
provide a valuable power resource to electricity con-
sumers, enhance recreational pursuits and help meet 
various environmental needs; 
(2) hydroelectric generation is a renewable re-
source that plays a significant role in meeting the 
growing power needs of many communities through-
out the Nation; and 
(3) the value of these and other Federal hydro-
power facilities can be further enhanced to optimize 
more hydroelectric generation. 
SEC. 3. INCREASED HYDROELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION 
CAPABILITY OF EXISTING FEDERAL FACILI-
TIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, the 
Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of the Army shall 
jointly conduct a study of the potential increasing electric 
power production capability at Federally owned or oper-
ated water regulation, storage, and conveyance facilities. 
(b) CONTENT.—The study under this section shall in-
clude identification and description in detail of each facil-
ity that is capable, with or without modification, of pro-
ducing additional hydroelectric power, including esti-
mation of the existing potential for the facility to generate 
hydroelectric power. 
(c) REPORT.—The Secretaries shall submit to the 
Congress a report on the findings, conclusions, and rec-
ommendations of the study under this section by not later 
than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. The report shall include the following: 
(1) The identifications, descriptions, and esti-
mations referred to in subsection (b). 
(2) A description of activities the Secretary is 
currently conducting or considering, or that could be 
considered, to produce additional hydroelectric power 
from each identified facility. 
(3) A summary of prior actions that taken by 
the Secretaries to produce additional hydroelectric 
power from each identified facility. 
(4) The costs to install, upgrade, or modify 
equipment or take other actions to produce new or 
additional hydroelectric power from each identified 
facility and the level of Federal power customer in-
volvement in the Secretary’s determination of such 
costs. 
(5) The benefits that would be achieved by such 
installation, upgrade, modification, or other action, 
including quantified estimates of any additional en-
ergy or capacity from each facility identified under 
subsection (b). 
(6) A description of actions that are planned, 
underway, or might reasonably be considered to cre-
ate or increase hydroelectric power production by re-
placing turbines. 
(7) The impact of increased hydroelectric power 
production on irrigation, fish, wildlife, Indian tribes, 
river health, water quality, navigation, recreation, 
fishing, and flood control. 
(8) Any additional recommendations the Sec-
retary considers advisable to increase hydroelectric 
power production from, and reduce costs and im-
prove efficiency at, facilities under the jurisdiction of 
the Secretary. 
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