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.
Latest action · Dec 16, 2015 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 335.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 17, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
(Sec. 1) This bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon request of the City of Saxman, Alaska, to issue a stay of the statutory deadline by which the city must commence construction on the Mahoney Lake Hydroelectric Project located in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska.
In addition, upon request, FERC must reinstate the construction license and make it effective as of the date the stay is lifted.
Subject to certain conditions, FERC is required to extend for up to six years the statutory deadline by which the city must commence construction on the project.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Sep 17, 2015Hearings Oct 8, 2015Markup Nov 19, 2015Reported Dec 16, 2015 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 16, 2015Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 114-190.
- Dec 16, 2015Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 335.
- Nov 19, 2015Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Oct 8, 2015Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-381.
- Sep 17, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Sep 17, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Dec 10, 2015S. 2046, 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 purposesAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on November 19, 2015
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 114-381 | WESTERN AND ALASKA WATER LEGISLATION489 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Oct 8, 2015 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 16, 2015Reported to Senate
- Sep 17, 2015Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
