To authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue an order continuing a stay of a hydroelectric license for the Mahoney Lake hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-5302
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2016-05-19
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Alaska

Alternative and renewable resources

Dams and canals

Electric power generation and transmission

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Lakes and rivers

Licensing and registrations
Latest action: action_date: 2016-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-05-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon request of the City of Saxman, Alaska, to issue a stay of the statutory deadline by which the city must commence construction on the Mahoney Lake Hydroelectric Project located in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska.</p> <p>In addition, upon request, FERC must reinstate the construction license and make it effective as of the date the stay is lifted.</p> <p>Subject to certain conditions, FERC is required to extend for up to six years the statutory deadline by which the city must commence construction on the project.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5302 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 19, 2016 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue an order continuing a stay of a hydroelectric license for the Mahoney Lake hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.

1. Stay and Reinstatement of FERC License No. 11393 for the Mahoney Lake Hydroelectric Project (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. (2) License The term license means the license for Commission project number 11393. (3) Licensee The term licensee means the holder of the license. (b) Stay of license On the request of the licensee, the Commission shall issue an order continuing the stay of the license. (c) Lifting of stay On the request of the licensee, but not later than 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall— (1) issue an order lifting the stay of the license under subsection (b); and (2) make the effective date of the license the date on which the stay is lifted under paragraph (1). (d) Extension of license On the request of the licensee and notwithstanding the time period specified in section 13 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 806 ) for commencement of construction of the project subject to the license, the Commission shall, after reasonable notice and in accordance with the good faith, due diligence, and public interest requirements of that section, extend the time period during which the licensee is required to commence the construction of the project for not more than 3 consecutive 2-year periods, notwithstanding any other provision of law. (e) Effect Nothing in this Act prioritizes, or creates any advantage or disadvantage to, Commission project number 11393 under Federal law, including the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq. ) or the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. ), as compared to— (1) any electric generating facility in existence on the date of enactment of this Act; or (2) any electric generating facility that may be examined, proposed, or developed during the period of any stay or extension of the license under this Act.