Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act

Bill: 116-hr-537
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]
Introduced: 2019-01-14
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources

Electric power generation and transmission

Water storage

Water use and supply
Latest action: action_date: 2019-12-05
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act</strong></p> <p>This bill revises requirements governing the development of certain hydropower projects by nonfederal entities at reservoirs administered by the Bureau of Reclamation. Under current law, those hydropower developments may be governed by requirements of Reclamation or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. This bill gives Reclamation the sole authority to oversee the development of pumped storage hydropower by the nonfederal entities if the development exclusively utilizes Reclamation's reservoirs.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 537 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2019 Mr. Lamborn (for himself, Mr. Newhouse , and Mrs. Rodgers of Washington ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to authorize pumped storage hydropower development utilizing multiple Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act . 2. Authority for pumped storage hydropower development utilizing multiple Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs Section 9(c)(1) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 ( 43 U.S.C. 485h(c)(1) ) is amended by inserting and pumped storage hydropower development exclusively utilizing Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs after including small conduit hydropower development .