To amend the Federal Power Act with respect to the criteria and process to qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility.

Bill: 115-hr-2786
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8]
Introduced: 2017-06-06
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources

Dams and canals

Electric power generation and transmission

Licensing and registrations
Latest action: action_date: 2018-07-11
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 511.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-06-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the Federal Power Act to revise the criteria for a facility to qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility.</p> <p>Under current law, a hydropower facility must have a capacity that does not exceed five megawatts.This bill eliminates such requirement.</p> <p>Additionally, the bill revises the timeframe for an entity to contest whether its hydroelectric facility meets the qualifying criteria.</p>

action_date: 2017-07-12
action_desc: Reported to House with amendment(s)
text: <p>(Sec.1)This bill amends the Federal Power Act to revise the criteria for a facility to qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility.</p> <p>Under current law, a hydropower facility must have a capacity that does not exceed five megawatts.This bill eliminates such requirement.</p> <p>Additionally, the bill revises the time frame from 45 days to 30 days for an entity to contest whether its hydroelectric facility meets the qualifying criteria.</p>

action_date: 2017-07-18
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 12, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p>(Sec.1)This bill amends the Federal Power Act to revise the criteria for a facility to qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility.</p> <p>Under current law, a hydropower facility must have a capacity that does not exceed five megawatts.This bill eliminates such requirement.</p> <p>Additionally, the bill revises the time frame from 45 days to 30 days for an entity to contest whether its hydroelectric facility meets the qualifying criteria.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2786 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 6, 2017 Mr. Hudson (for himself and Ms. DeGette ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Federal Power Act with respect to the criteria and process to qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility.

1. Qualifying conduit hydropower facilities Section 30(a) of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 823a(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking 45 days and inserting 15 days ; and (2) in paragraph (3)(C)— (A) in clause (i), by adding and after the semicolon; (B) by striking clause (ii); and (C) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii).

tv_txt: IB 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2786 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Federal Power Act with respect to the criteria and process to qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility.

1. Qualifying conduit hydropower facilities Section 30(a) of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 823a(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking 45 days and inserting 30 days ; and (2) in paragraph (3)(C)— (A) in clause (i), by adding and after the semicolon; (B) by striking clause (ii); and (C) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii).

Passed the House of Representatives July 18, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 149 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2786 [Report No. 115–213] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 6, 2017 Mr. Hudson (for himself and Ms. DeGette ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce July 12, 2017 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 6, 2017 A BILL To amend the Federal Power Act with respect to the criteria and process to qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility.

1. Qualifying conduit hydropower facilities Section 30(a) of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 823a(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking 45 days and inserting 30 days ; and (2) in paragraph (3)(C)— (A) in clause (i), by adding and after the semicolon; (B) by striking clause (ii); and (C) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii).

July 12, 2017 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: IIB 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2786 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 19, 2017 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources AN ACT To amend the Federal Power Act with respect to the criteria and process to qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility.

1. Qualifying conduit hydropower facilities Section 30(a) of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 823a(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking 45 days and inserting 30 days ; and (2) in paragraph (3)(C)— (A) in clause (i), by adding and after the semicolon; (B) by striking clause (ii); and (C) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii).

Passed the House of Representatives July 18, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 511 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2786 [Report No. 115–297] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 19, 2017 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources July 11, 2018 Reported by Ms. Murkowski , with an amendment Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic AN ACT To amend the Federal Power Act with respect to the criteria and process to qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility.

1. Qualifying conduit hydropower facilities Section 30(a) of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 823a(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking 45 days and inserting 30 days ; and (2) in paragraph (3)(C)— (A) in clause (i), by adding and after the semicolon; (B) by striking clause (ii); and (C) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii). (2) in paragraph (3)(C)(ii), by striking 5 and inserting 40 .

July 11, 2018 Reported with an amendment