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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage 
Hydropower Act''.

SEC. 2. CLOSED-LOOP PUMPED STORAGE PROJECTS.

    Part I of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 792 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 34. CLOSED-LOOP PUMPED STORAGE PROJECTS.

    ``(a) Expedited Licensing Process for Closed-Loop Pumped Storage 
Projects.--
            ``(1) In general.--As provided in this section, the 
        Commission may issue and amend licenses and preliminary 
        permits, as appropriate, for closed-loop pumped storage 
        projects.
            ``(2) Rule.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this section, the Commission shall issue a rule 
        establishing an expedited process for issuing and amending 
        licenses and preliminary permits for closed-loop pumped storage 
        projects under this section.
            ``(3) Interagency task force.--In establishing the 
        expedited process under this section, the Commission shall 
        convene an interagency task force, with appropriate Federal and 
        State agencies and Indian tribes represented, to coordinate the 
        regulatory processes associated with the authorizations 
        required to construct and operate closed-loop pumped storage 
        projects.
            ``(4) Length of process.--The Commission shall ensure that 
        the expedited process under this section will result in final 
        decision on an application for a license by not later than 2 
        years after receipt of a completed application for such 
        license.
    ``(b) Dam Safety.--Before issuing any license for a closed-loop 
pumped storage project, the Commission shall assess the safety of 
existing dams and other structures related to the project (including 
possible consequences associated with failure of such structures).
    ``(c) Exemptions From Other Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--In issuing or amending a license or 
        preliminary permit pursuant to the expedited process 
        established under this section, the Commission may grant an 
        exemption from any other requirement of this part with respect 
        to any part of the closed-loop pumped storage project (not 
        including any dam or other impoundment).
            ``(2) Consultation.--In granting an exemption under 
        paragraph (1), the Commission shall consult with the United 
        States Fish and Wildlife Service and the State agency 
        exercising administration over the fish and wildlife resources 
        of the State in which the closed-loop pumped storage project is 
        or will be located, in the manner provided by the Fish and 
        Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.).
            ``(3) Terms and conditions.--In granting an exemption under 
        paragraph (1), the Commission shall include in any such 
        exemption--
                    ``(A) such terms and conditions as the Fish and 
                Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
                and the State agency described in paragraph (2) each 
                determine are appropriate to prevent loss of, or damage 
                to, fish and wildlife resources and to otherwise carry 
                out the purposes of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination 
                Act; and
                    ``(B) such terms and conditions as the Commission 
                deems appropriate to ensure that such closed-loop 
                pumped storage project continues to comply with the 
                provisions of this section and terms and conditions 
                included in any such exemption.
            ``(4) Fees.--The Commission, in addition to the 
        requirements of section 10(e), shall establish fees which shall 
        be paid by an applicant for a license for a closed-loop pumped 
        storage project that is required to meet terms and conditions 
        set by fish and wildlife agencies under paragraph (3). Such 
        fees shall be adequate to reimburse the fish and wildlife 
        agencies referred to in paragraph (3) for any reasonable costs 
        incurred in connection with any studies or other reviews 
        carried out by such agencies for purposes of compliance with 
        this section. The fees shall, subject to annual appropriations 
        Acts, be transferred to such agencies by the Commission for use 
        solely for purposes of carrying out such studies and shall 
        remain available until expended.
    ``(d) Transfers.--Notwithstanding section 5, and regardless of 
whether the holder of a preliminary permit for a closed-loop pumped 
storage project claimed municipal preference under section 7(a) when 
obtaining the permit, the Commission may, to facilitate development of 
a closed-loop pumped storage project--
            ``(1) add entities as joint permittees following issuance 
        of a preliminary permit; and
            ``(2) transfer a license in part to one or more 
        nonmunicipal entities as co-licensees with a municipality, if 
        the municipality retains majority ownership of the project for 
        which the license was issued.
    ``(e) Interagency Communications.--Interagency cooperation in the 
preparation of environmental documents under the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with respect to an 
application for a license for a closed-loop pumped storage project 
submitted pursuant to this section, and interagency communications 
relating to licensing process coordination pursuant to this section, 
shall not--
            ``(1) be considered to be ex parte communications under 
        Commission rules; or
            ``(2) preclude an agency from participating in a licensing 
        proceeding under this part.
    ``(f) Developing Abandoned Mines for Pumped Storage.--
            ``(1) Workshop.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
        enactment of this section, the Commission shall hold a workshop 
        to explore potential opportunities for development of closed-
        loop pumped storage projects at abandoned mine sites.
            ``(2) Guidance.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this section, the Commission shall issue guidance 
        to assist applicants for licenses or preliminary permits for 
        closed-loop pumped storage projects at abandoned mine sites.
    ``(g) Qualifying Criteria for Closed-Loop Pumped Storage 
Projects.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Commission shall establish criteria 
        that a pumped storage project shall meet in order to qualify as 
        a closed-loop pumped storage project eligible for the expedited 
        process established under this section.
            ``(2) Inclusions.--In establishing the criteria under 
        paragraph (1), the Commission shall include criteria requiring 
        that the pumped storage project--
                    ``(A) cause little to no change to existing surface 
                and groundwater flows and uses; and
                    ``(B) is unlikely to adversely affect species 
                listed as a threatened species or endangered species 
                under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.''.

SEC. 3. OBLIGATION FOR PAYMENT OF ANNUAL CHARGES.

    Section 10(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 803(e)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(5) Any obligation of a licensee for payment of annual charges 
under this subsection shall commence when the construction of the 
applicable facility commences.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives December 12, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

A: Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act (Sec.2)This bill amends the Federal Power Act to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to establish an expedited licensing process for issuing and amending licenses and preliminary permits for closed-loop pumped storage projects (in which the upper and lower reservoirs do not impound or directly withdraw water from navigable waters, or that are not continuously connected to a naturally flowing water feature). In establishing the expedited process, FERC shall convene an interagency task force with appropriate federal and state agencies and Indian tribes to coordinate the regulatory process associated with the authorizations required to construct and operate closed-loop pumped storage projects. FERC must assess the safety of existing dams and other structures related to the project before issuing any license for a closed-loop storage project. FERC must hold a workshop to explore potential opportunities for development of storage projects at abandoned mine sites. FERC must also establish criteria that a project shall meet to qualify as a closed-loop pumped storage under this bill, including requiring that the project cause little to no change to existing surface and groundwater flows and uses and that the project is unlikely to adversely affect species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. (Sec.3)Licensees are not required to pay an annual charge for administrative expenses until construction commences.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

     This Act may be cited as the ``Camp Safety Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR ORGANIZED CAMPS TO CONTINUE MINIMUM-WAGE-EXEMPT 
              STATUS.

     Section 13(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
213(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``(subject to paragraph 
        (18))'' after ``organized camp'';
            (2) in paragraph (17), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(18) an organized camp under paragraph (3), if such 
        camp--
                    ``(A) provides personal health, first aid and 
                medical services, health supervision, and maintenance 
                of camp-related health records for campers;
                    ``(B) adheres to standards for food preparation 
                safety that are as protective or more protective than 
                such standards recommended by the Food and Drug 
                Administration;
                    ``(C) adheres to applicable State and local 
                standards regarding--
                            ``(i) fire and building safety relating to 
                        the buildings and the occupants of buildings 
                        used by such camp; and
                            ``(ii) sanitation relating to camp 
                        personnel, buildings, and grounds;
                    ``(D) reports annually to the Secretary, on a date 
                prescribed by the Secretary, all incidents resulting in 
                death, injury, or illness, other than minor injuries 
                which require only first aid treatment and which do not 
                involve medical treatment, loss of consciousness, 
                restriction of activity or motion, or premature 
                termination of a camper's term at the camp;
                    ``(E) provides access to the Secretary for 
                inspection or investigation of such camp under section 
                3 of the Camp Safety Act of 2005;
                    ``(F)(i) conducts criminal background checks of all 
                camp employees for convictions under Federal and State 
                laws;
                    ``(ii) maintains a record of such checks for at 
                least 6 months after the date of termination of such an 
                employee's employment; and
                    ``(iii) makes such records available to the 
                Secretary upon the request of the Secretary; and
                    ``(G) maintains a ratio of at least 1 lifeguard for 
                every 30 camper swimmers.''.

SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT BY SECRETARY OF LABOR.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Labor shall monitor and enforce 
compliance of organized camps subject to section 13(a)(18) of the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)(18)). In monitoring and 
enforcing such compliance, the Secretary shall--
            (1) implement a system for the routine reporting of 
        fatalities and serious injuries or illnesses;
            (2) implement procedures for conducting inspection and 
        verifying information provided to the Secretary by such camps;
            (3) investigate complaints received regarding such camps;
            (4) require appropriate training, including knowledge of 
        outdoor camping, for camp inspectors; and
            (5) compile statistics based on the information in the 
        reports required to be submitted by such camps under section 
        13(a)(18)(C) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 213(a)(18)(C)); and
            (6) based at least in part on the statistics compiled under 
        subparagraph (C), determine the areas in which additional 
        safety standards are necessary and prescribe appropriate 
        regulations.
    (b) Investigative Authority.--In monitoring and enforcing 
compliance under subsection (a), the Secretary of Labor may--
            (1) enter and inspect such a camp and its records, question 
        the employees of such camp, and investigate facts, conditions, 
        practices, or other matters, to the extent the Secretary deems 
        necessary or appropriate; and
            (2) administer oaths and examine witnesses under oath, 
        issue subpoenas, and compel the attendance of witnesses and 
        other relevant records.

SEC. 4. EFFECT ON STATE LAW.

    (a) Equal or Greater Protection Under State Law.--Section 13(a)(18) 
of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)(18)) preempts 
a State's laws regarding camp safety, unless the Secretary of Labor 
determines that such State's laws provide substantially the same, or 
greater, protection for campers as such section, but such State's laws 
are only preempted to the extent that the Secretary determines that 
they provide lesser protection for campers than such section.
    (b) Judicial Review of Determination by Secretary.--A State 
aggrieved by a determination under subsection (a) may bring an action 
in an appropriate United States district court for review of such 
determination.
    (c) Effect of Compliance With Equivalent State Law.--A person that 
complies with a State law which the Secretary of Labor has determined 
under subsection (a) provides substantially the same, or greater, 
protection for campers as section 13(a)(18) of the Fair Labor Standards 
Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)(18)) shall be deemed to have complied 
with the requirements of such section.

A: Camp Safety Act of 2005 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require organized camps to comply with specified health and safety standards as a condition for their exemption from minimum wage requirements.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to monitor and enforce such compliance. Preempts State laws only to the extent that they provide lesser protection for campers.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Charitable Giving Partnership Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.

    Section 105(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 
(42 U.S.C. 5305(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (23), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting a semicolon; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (23) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(24) to the extent only that amounts for a State are 
        available under section 106(d)(8) for use under this paragraph, 
        payment to the State to supplant general revenue losses 
        incurred by the State under a State law that provides, in the 
        case of an individual, for a credit against State income tax 
        imposed for contributions made in cash by individuals to any 
        organization--
                    ``(A) that is described in section 501(c)(3) of the 
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
                    ``(B) that is exempt from tax under section 501(a) 
                of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
                    ``(C) that is organized under the laws of the 
                United States or of any State in which the organization 
                is qualified to operate;
                    ``(D) that is required, or elects to be treated as 
                being required, to file returns under section 6033 of 
                the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
                    ``(E) whose predominant activity is--
                            ``(i) the provision of direct services to 
                        individuals whose annual incomes generally do 
                        not exceed 185 percent of the official poverty 
                        line (as defined by the Office of Management 
                        and Budget); or
                            ``(ii) the provision of--
                                    ``(I) temporary donations of food 
                                or meals, or
                                    ``(II) temporary shelter to 
                                homeless individuals,
                        if the location and operation of such services 
                        are such that the service provider may 
                        reasonably conclude that the beneficiaries of 
                        such services are predominantly individuals 
                        described in clause (i);
                    ``(F) for which all annual expenditures of the 
                organization are used to provide the direct services 
                referred to in subparagraph (E), except that 10 percent 
                or less of the annual aggregate expenditures of the 
                organization may be administrative expenditures in 
                support of direct services referred to in subparagraph 
                (E) or expenditures for purposes of fundraising on 
                behalf of the organization providing direct services 
                referred to in subparagraph (E); and
                    ``(G) that does not engage in activity for the 
                purpose of influencing legislation, litigation on 
                behalf of any individual referred to in subparagraph 
                (E), voter registration, political organizing, public 
                policy advocacy, or public policy research; and''.

SEC. 3. USE OF STATE AMOUNTS FOR NONENTITLEMENT AREAS.

    Section 106(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 
(42 U.S.C. 5306(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        striking ``Amounts allocated under paragraph 
                        (1)'' and inserting the following: ``Any 
                        amounts allocated under paragraph (1) for a 
                        State that remain after amounts are made 
                        available for use under paragraph (8)''; and
                            (ii) in clause (i), by striking ``a State 
                        that'' and inserting ``the State, if the 
                        State'';
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
                following new subparagraph:
    ``(B) If a State has not elected to distribute the amounts 
allocated under paragraph (1) for the State that remain after amounts 
are made available for use under paragraph (8), the Secretary shall 
distribute such amounts.''; and
                    (C) in subparagraphs (C) and (D), by striking 
                ``under paragraph (1)'' each place it appears and 
                inserting the following: ``for the State under 
                paragraph (1) that remain after amounts are made 
                available for use under paragraph (8)'';
            (2) in paragraph (5) (as added by section 811 of the 
        Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-
        550; 106 Stat. 3850)), by striking ``distribution in 
        nonentitlement areas'' and inserting ``use under this 
        subsection'';
            (3) by redesignating the second paragraph designated as 
        paragraph (5) (as added by section 106(i) of the Housing and 
        Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 (97 Stat. 1166)) and paragraph 
        (6) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(8) Of any amounts allocated under paragraph (1) for a State for 
any fiscal year, the State may use not more than 25 percent of such 
amounts for the activity under section 105(a)(24), and the remainder of 
the amounts shall be distributed in accordance with this subsection. In 
the case of a State described in paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary shall 
make such amounts available to the State upon a determination that the 
use of such amounts complies with the requirements under section 
105(a)(24) and this title.''.

SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES.

    Section 104(a)(1) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ``In the case of any State receiving amounts pursuant to 
section 106(d)(8), the statement of projected uses of funds shall 
include a statement of the proposed eligible activity under section 
105(a)(24) for which the amounts will be used and the percentage of the 
allocation for the State under section 106(d)(1) to be used for such 
activity.''.

A:
Charitable Giving Partnership Act - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the use of specified community development block grant amounts provided for non-metropolitan or non-urban areas to supplant State revenues lost under a State income tax credit for contributions to certain organizations providing assistance to low-income or homeless persons.
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