US Congress House Bill 1963 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Engrossed on December 9 2013 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-07-31 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 518.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Bureau of Reclamation Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act - Amends the Water Conservation and Utilization Act (WCUA) to: (1) authorize the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Bureau of Reclamation) to enter into leases of power privileges for electric power generation in connection with any project constructed pursuant to such Act, using the processes, terms, and conditions applicable to the lease under the Reclamation Project Act of 1939; and (2) grant the Secretary authority over any project constructed pursuant to such Act in addition to and alternative to any existing authority relating to a particular project. Specifies that no findings required as prerequisites for construction of a water conservation or utilization project under WCUA shall be required for such a lease. Requires: (1) all right, title, and interest in and to installed power facilities constructed by non-federal entities pursuant to such a lease, and any direct revenues derived from such lease, to remain with the lessee; and (2) lease charges to be credited to the project from which the power is derived.

Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act

Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]
Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-07-31	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 518.
2014-07-31	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Landrieu with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-231.
2014-06-18	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2014-02-27	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.
2013-12-09	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2013-12-03	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7421-7422)
2013-12-03	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1963.
2013-12-03	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7421-7423)
2013-12-03	House	Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2013-10-22	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 177.
2013-10-22	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-249.
2013-07-31	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2013-07-31	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2013-07-31	House	Subcommittee on Water and Power Discharged.
2013-05-23	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2013-05-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
2013-05-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

HB678 (Related) 2013-08-09 - Became Public Law No: 113-24.
SB306 (Related) 2013-06-03 - By Senator Wyden from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 113-35.
SB2010 (Related) 2014-07-31 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 516.
HB2 (Related) 2014-11-17 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 601.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1963/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1963/BILLS-113hr1963ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1963/BILLS-113hr1963rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1963/BILLS-113hr1963eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1963/BILLS-113hr1963rs.pdf