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1 H.R. 1967, Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act 1 (November 20, 2018)

handle is hein.congrec/cbobrpsy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE C COST ESTIMATE November 20, 2018 H.R. 1967 Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on October 2, 2018 Under current law, nonfederal entities that propose to develop hydropower at reservoirs administered by the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) must enter into a lease contract with BOR or obtain a license from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The regulatory jurisdiction of each reservoir was previously negotiated by the agencies to ensure than nonfederal entities seeking to develop hydropower at a BOR reservoir would be subject to only one permitting process. At least one project proposed by a nonfederal entity to develop pumped storage hydropower within BOR's Colombia Basin Project (CBP) in the state of Washington would need to seek permits from both agencies because it would be constructed on two reservoirs; Banks Lake would require a BOR lease contract 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.) Enacting H.R. 1967 would simplify the regulatory process by making BOR the sole regulatory authority for pumped storage developers that are currently subject to regulation by both BOR and FERC. The bill also would require a nonfederal developer to negotiate an agreement with the Confederated Tribes of Colville Reservation and the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation as a condition for a BOR lease contract on CBP facilities. The agreement would establish the terms for interactions between the developer and tribes. The plan would involve preparing studies to analyze the potential adverse effects of the project on annual payments due to the tribes under their respective settlements; on hunting, fishing, and boating rights of the Tribes; and on the environment. The bulk of the costs for that work would be incurred by the developer and any cost incurred by BOR would be paid to BOR by the developer in advance. Enacting H.R. 1967 would increase offsetting receipts (which are recorded as reductions in direct spending) from payments the project developer would make to BOR for additional staff hours to negotiate lease agreements and to facilitate development of the planned studies and agreement between the developer and tribes. Using information from

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