US Congress Senate Bill 724 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on July 3 2018 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-07-03 - Held at the desk.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modernize authorizations for necessary hydropower approvals. (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Federal Power Act to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to issue a preliminary permit to a hydropower construction license applicant for up to four years, instead of three. FERC may extend a preliminary permit once for no more than four years and may issue a new permit after the end of an extension if it determines there are extraordinary circumstances that warrant the issuance of an additional permit. Additionally, FERC may extend the time a licensee has to commence construction on a project for up to eight years. Under current law, FERC may extend the license for no more than two years.

A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modernize authorizations for necessary hydropower approvals.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-07-03	House	Held at the desk.
2018-07-03	House	Received in the House.
2018-06-29	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2018-06-28	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2018-06-28	Senate	S.Amdt.3391 Amendment SA 3391 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2018-06-28	Senate	S.Amdt.3391 Amendment SA 3391 proposed by Senator McConnell. (consideration: CR S4809; text: CR S4809) To include a provision relating to the payment of annual charges.
2018-06-28	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4808-4809; text: CR S4809)
2017-05-24	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 100.
2017-05-24	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 115-81.
2017-03-30	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2017-03-27	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

HB2274 (Related) 2017-06-13 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 135.
HB3043 (Related) 2017-11-09 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
HR607 (Similar To) 2017-11-07 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HB5895 (Related) 2018-09-21 - Became Public Law No: 115-244.
SB3021 (Related) 2018-10-23 - Became Public Law No: 115-270.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/724/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s724/BILLS-115s724is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s724/BILLS-115s724rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s724/BILLS-115s724es.pdf