A bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Little Wood River Ranch.

Bill: 113-s-275
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2013-02-11
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources

Electric power generation and transmission

Idaho

Licensing and registrations
Latest action: action_date: 2013-02-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-02-11
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p> Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon the request of the licensee for the project numbered 12063 (Little Wood River Ranch, Idaho), to: (1) extend for three years after enactment of this Act the time period during which the licensee is required to commence the construction of project works; or (2) if the license for Project No. 12063 has been terminated, reinstate the license and extend for three years after enactment of this Act the time period during which the licensee is required to commence the construction of project works.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 275 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 11, 2013 Mr. Risch (for himself and Mr. Crapo ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Little Wood River Ranch.

1. Extension of time for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project involving Little Wood River Ranch Notwithstanding the time period specified in section 13 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 806 ) that would otherwise apply to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project numbered 12063, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall, at the request of the licensee for the project, and after reasonable notice and in accordance with the procedures of the Commission under that section— (1) extend the time period during which the licensee is required to commence the construction of project works to the end of the 3-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act; or (2) if the license for Project No. 12063 has been terminated, reinstate the license and extend the time period during which the licensee is required to commence the construction of project works to the end of the 3-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.