States and shall consider any such comment that is timely 
submitted. 
SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF LICENSES TO THE TOWN OF CANTON, 
CONNECTICUT. 
Notwithstanding section 8 of the Federal Power Act 
(16 U.S.C. 801) or any other provision thereof, if the 
Commission reinstates the license for, and extends the 
time period during which the licensee is required to com-
mence the construction of, a Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission project under section 2, the Commission shall 
transfer such license to the town of Canton, Connecticut. 
SEC. 4. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT. 
(a) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘environmental assessment’’ shall have the same 
meaning as is given such term in regulations prescribed 
by the Council on Environmental Quality that implement 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.). 
(b) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Com-
mission shall complete an environmental assessment for 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission projects num-
bered 10822 and 10823, updating, to the extent nec-
essary, the environmental analysis performed during the 
process of licensing such projects. 
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(c) COMMENT PERIOD.—Upon issuance of the envi-
ronmental assessment required under subsection (b), the 
Commission shall— 
(1) initiate a 30-day public comment period; 
and 
(2) before taking any action under section 2 or 
3— 
(A) consider any comments received during 
such 30-day period; and 
(B) incorporate in the license for the 
projects involved, such terms and conditions as 
the Commission determines to be necessary, 
based on the environmental assessment per-
formed and comments received under this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 5. DEADLINE. 
Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Commission shall— 
(1) make a final decision pursuant to para-
graph (1) of section 2; and 
(2) if the Commission decides to reinstate one 
or both of the licenses under such paragraph and ex-
tend the corresponding deadline for commencement 
of construction under paragraph (2) of such section, 
complete the action required under section 3. 
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SEC. 6. PROTECTION OF EXISTING RIGHTS. 
Nothing in this Act shall affect any valid license 
issued by the Commission under section 4 of the Federal 
Power Act (16 U.S.C. 797) on or before the date of enact-
ment of this Act or diminish or extinguish any existing 
rights under any such license. 
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Union Calendar No. 5 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 316 
[Report No. 113–7] 
A BILL 
To reinstate and transfer certain hydroelectric li-
censes and extend the deadline for commence-
ment of construction of certain hydroelectric 
projects. 
FEBRUARY 4, 2013 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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