S.Amdt. 3151

SA 3151. Mr. BURR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2953 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to
provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United
States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:

At the end of part I of subtitle A of title III, add the
following:

SEC. 30__. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT.

(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 the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission project numbered 12642, the Commission may, at the
request of the licensee for the project, and after reasonable
notice, in accordance with the good faith, due diligence, and
public interest requirements of that section and the
procedures of the Commission under that section, extend the
time period during which the licensee is required to commence
the construction of the project for up to 3 consecutive 2-
year periods from the date of the expiration of the extension
originally issued by the Commission.
(b) Reinstatement of Expired License.--If the period
required for commencement of construction of the project
described in subsection (a) has expired prior to the date of
enactment of this Act--
(1) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall
reinstate the license effective as of the date of the
expiration of the license; and
(2) the first extension authorized under subsection (a)
shall take effect on that expiration date.
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