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115TH CONGRESS REPORT
1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 115-176
J. BENNETT JOHNSTON WATERWAY HYDROPOWER
EXTENSION ACT OF 2017
JUNE 12, 2017.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. WALDEN, from the Committee on Energy and Commerce,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 2457]
The Committee on Energy and Commerce, to whom was referred
the bill (H.R. 2457) to extend the deadline for commencement of
construction of certain hydroelectric projects, having considered the
same, report favorably thereon with an amendment and rec-
ommend that the bill as amended do pass.
The amendment is as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the J. Bennett Johnston Waterway Hydropower Exten-
sion Act of 2017.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION.
(a) IN GENERAL.-Notwithstanding the time period specified in section 13 of the
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) that would otherwise apply to Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission project numbers 12756, 12757, and 12758, the Commission
may, at the request of the licensee for the applicable project, and after reasonable
notice, in accordance with the good faith, due diligence, and public interest require-
ments of that section and the Commission's procedures under that section, extend
the time period during which such licensee is required to commence the construction
of its applicable project for up to 3 consecutive 2-year periods from the date of the
expiration of any extension issued by the Commission under that section for such
project.
(b) OBLIGATION FOR PAYMENT OF ANNUAL CHARGES.-Any obligation of a licensee
for a project described in subsection (a) for the payment of annual charges under
section 10(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 803(e)) shall commence when the
construction of the project commences.
(c) REINSTATEMENT OF LICENSE; EFFECTIVE DATE FOR EXTENSION.-
(1) REINSTATEMENT.-If the time period required for commencement of con-
struction of a project described in subsection (a) has expired prior to the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Commission may reinstate the license for such
project, effective as of the date of the expiration of the license.
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