S.Amdt. 2969

SA 2969. Mrs. GILLIBRAND submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R.
5895, making appropriations for energy and water development and
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title III of division A
(relating to the Department of Energy), under the heading
``General Provisions--Department of Energy'', insert the
following:
Sec. 3__. (a) 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 13287, 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, 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 construction of the project
for up to 4 consecutive 2-year periods after the required
date of the commencement of construction described in Article
301 of the license.
(b)(1) If the period required for the commencement of
construction of the project described in subsection (a) has
expired prior to the date of enactment of this Act, the
Commission may reinstate the license effective as of that
date of expiration.
(2) If the Commission reinstates the license under
paragraph (1), the first extension authorized under
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of that
expiration.
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