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H.R. 4317House115th Congress (2017-2019)In Committee

Mahoney Lake Hydroelectric Project Licensing Act

Sponsored by Don YoungRep. Don Young (R-AK)
Introduced November 8, 2017

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The Mahoney Lake Hydroelectric Project Licensing Act lets the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) keep a hydroelectric license for the Mahoney Lake project in Alaska on hold, and sets rules for ending that hold and extending construction deadlines. It applies to the license holder, FERC, and the proposed hydroelectric facility.

Key Provisions

  • Allows the licensee to ask FERC to continue the stay (pause) on the project's license.
  • Requires FERC to lift the stay, if requested by the licensee, no later than ten years after the law’s enactment, making the lift date the license’s effective date.
  • Permits the licensee to request up to three extensions of two years each to begin construction, beyond the normal deadline set by the Federal Power Act.
  • If the construction deadline has already passed, FERC may reinstate the license as of its expiration date and then apply the first extension.
  • Clarifies that the act does not give the Mahoney Lake project any special priority over other electric generating facilities under federal law.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

Energy Subcommittee

November 10, 2017

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Introduced in House

November 8, 2017

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce Committee

November 8, 2017

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

Energy Subcommittee

November 10, 2017

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Introduced in HouseIssued November 8, 2017

I

115th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 4317

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 8, 2017

Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue an order continuing a stay of a hydroelectric license for the Mahoney Lake hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Mahoney Lake Hydroelectric Project Licensing Act.

2.

Stay and Reinstatement of FERC License No. 11393 for the Mahoney Lake Hydroelectric Project

(a)

Definitions

In this section:

(1)

Commission

The term Commission means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

(2)

License

The term license means the license for the Commission project numbered 11393.

(3)

Licensee

The term licensee means the holder of the license.

(b)

Stay of license

On the request of the licensee, the Commission shall issue an order continuing the stay of the license.

(c)

Lifting of stay

On the request of the licensee, but not later than 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall—

(1)

issue an order lifting the stay of the license under subsection (b); and

(2)

make the effective date of the license the date on which the stay is lifted under paragraph (1).

(d)

Extension of license

(1)

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 Commission project numbered 11393, the Commission may, at the request of the licensee, and after reasonable notice, in accordance with the good faith, due diligence, and public interest requirements of, 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 not more than 3 consecutive 2-year periods from the date of the expiration of the extension originally issued by the Commission.

(2)

Reinstatement of expired license

(A)

In general

If the period required for the commencement of construction of the project described in paragraph (1) has expired prior to the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission may reinstate the license effective as of the date of the expiration of the license.

(B)

Extension

If the Commission reinstates the license under subparagraph (A), the first extension authorized under paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of that expiration.

(e)

Effect

Nothing in this Act prioritizes, or creates any advantage or disadvantage to, Commission project numbered 11393 under Federal law, including the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.) or the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.), as compared to—

(1)

any electric generating facility in existence on the date of enactment of this Act; or

(2)

any electric generating facility that may be examined, proposed, or developed during the period of any stay or extension of the license under this Act.