US Congress House Bill 2880 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on December 13 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-12-13 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

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.

Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act

Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-12-13	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2017-12-12	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2017-12-12	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9812)
2017-12-12	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2880.
2017-12-12	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9812-9814)
2017-12-12	House	Mr. Upton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2017-12-11	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 340.
2017-12-11	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-458.
2017-12-06	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2017-12-06	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-10-26	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
2017-06-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
2017-06-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2017-06-12	House	Introduced in House

SB3021 (Related) 2018-10-23 - Became Public Law No: 115-270.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2880/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2880/BILLS-115hr2880ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2880/BILLS-115hr2880rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2880/BILLS-115hr2880eh.pdf