S.Amdt. 3836

SA 3836. Mr. DAINES (for himself and Mr. Tester) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3801 proposed by Mr.
Alexander (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein) to the bill H.R. 2028,
making appropriations for energy and water development and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title III, add the following:

extension of time for certain federal energy regulatory commission
projects

Sec. 3__.  (a) Gibson Dam.--(1) In general.--
Notwithstanding the requirements of section 13 of the Federal
Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) that would otherwise apply to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project numbered 12478-
003, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (referred to in
this section as the ``Commission'') may, at the request of
the licensee for the project, and after reasonable notice and
in accordance with the procedures of the Commission under
that section, extend the time period during which the
licensee is required to commence construction of the project
for a 6-year period that begins on the date described in
paragraph (2).
(2) Date described.--The date described in this paragraph
is the date of the expiration of the extension of the period
required for commencement of construction for the project
described in paragraph (1) that was issued by the Commission
prior to the date of enactment of this Act under section 13
of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806).
(3) Reinstatement of expired license.--If the period
required for commencement of construction of the project
described in paragraph (2) has expired before the date of
enactment of this Act--
(A) the Commission shall reinstate the license effective as
of the date of the expiration of the license; and
(B) the first extension authorized under paragraph (1)
shall take effect on that expiration date.
(b) Clark Canyon Dam.--Notwithstanding the time period
described in section 13 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C.
806) that would otherwise apply to the Commission project
numbered 12429, the Commission shall, at the request of the
licensee for the project, and after reasonable notice and in
accordance with the procedures of the Commission under that
section, reinstate the license and extend the time period
during which the licensee is required to commence
construction of project works for the 3-year period beginning
on the date of enactment of this Act.
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