To provide that certain project works on the St. Croix River, Maine, are not required to be licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Bill: 115-hr-2216
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2]
Introduced: 2017-04-27
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources

Dams and canals

Electric power generation and transmission

Licensing and registrations

Maine

Water storage
Latest action: action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-04-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill provides that the Vanceboro Dam Storage Project, West Branch Project, and Forest City Project, all located on the St. Croix River in Maine, are not required to be licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2216 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 27, 2017 Mr. Poliquin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To provide that certain project works on the St. Croix River, Maine, are not required to be licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

1. Federal Power Act license not required for certain project works on the St. Croix River, Maine Any project works in existence as of the date of enactment of this Act, or as may later be modified, that are licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under Commission Project numbers 2492, 2618, and 2660, as in effect on such date of enactment, shall not be required to be licensed under part I of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 792 et seq.).