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1 H.R. 2641, Pacific Northwest Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act of 2021, as Ordered Reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 26, 2021 1 (July 26, 2021)

handle is hein.congrec/cbopnwps0001 and id is 1 raw text is: \ Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate July 26, 2021 By FiscaI Year, Miions of DolLars 2021 20 1 026 2021 -2031 Direct Spending (Outlays) 0 * * Revenues Inc:reas or DecreaseF inthT. -t 0 0 0 0 * * Under current law, nonfederal entities that propose to develop hydropower at reservoirs administered by the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) must enter into a lease with BOR or obtain a license from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The regulatory jurisdiction of each BOR reservoir was previously negotiated by the agencies to clarify which permitting process would be in effect for each reservoir. At least one project, a proposal to develop pumped storage hydropower within BOR's Colombia Basin Project (CBP) in the state of Washington, would need permits from both agencies because it would be constructed on two reservoirs; Banks Lake would require a BOR lease and Lake Roosevelt reservoir would require a FERC license. (Pumped storage hydropower is a type of storage for hydroelectric energy used by electric power systems for load balancing.) H.R. 2641 would make BOR the sole regulatory authority for developers seeking a lease for a pumped storage hydropower facility at federal reservoirs. The bill also would require the nonfederal developer to negotiate an agreement with the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation as a condition for a BOR lease on CBP facilities. The agreement would establish the terms for interactions between the developer and tribes including studies to analyze the potential adverse effects of the project on annual payments due to the tribes See also CBO's Cost Estimates Explained, www.cbo.gov/publication/54437; How CBO Prepares Cost Estimates, www.cbo.gov/publication/53519; and Glossary, www.cbo.gov/publication/42904.

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