Mahoney Lake Hydroelectric Project Licensing Act

Bill: 115-hr-4317
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-11-08
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: 2017-11-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-11-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Mahoney Lake Hydroelectric Project Licensing Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon request, to issue a stay of the statutory deadline by which construction must commence on the Mahoney Lake Hydroelectric Project located in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska. (The City of Saxman, Alaska, was granted a construction license for the Mahoney Lake Hydroelectric Project on January 22, 1998.)</p> <p>Additionally, upon request, FERC must reinstate the construction license and make it effective as of the date the stay is lifted.</p> <p>FERC may reinstate the construction license if it is expired. </p> <p>Subject to certain conditions, FERC may extend for up to six years the statutory deadline by which construction must commence on the project.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4317 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 8, 2017 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. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mahoney Lake Hydroelectric Project Licensing Act . 2. 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 the Commission project numbered 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 (1) In general Notwithstanding the time period specified in section 13 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 806 ) that would otherwise apply to the Commission project numbered 11393, the Commission may, at the request of the licensee, and after reasonable notice, in accordance with the good faith, due diligence, and public interest requirements of, and the procedures of the Commission under, 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 from the date of the expiration of the extension originally issued by the Commission. (2) Reinstatement of expired license (A) In general If the period required for the commencement of construction of the project described in paragraph (1) has expired prior to the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission may reinstate the license effective as of the date of the expiration of the license. (B) Extension If the Commission reinstates the license under subparagraph (A), the first extension authorized under paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of that expiration. (e) Effect Nothing in this Act prioritizes, or creates any advantage or disadvantage to, Commission project numbered 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.