Promoting Hydropower Development at Existing Nonpowered Dams Act
Latest action · Dec 13, 2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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.
- IntroducedJun 12, 2017
- Passed HouseDec 12, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Promoting Hydropower Development at Existing Nonpowered Dams Act
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Power Act to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to establish an expedited licensing process for issuing and amending licenses and preliminary permits for any qualifying facility as defined by this bill.
In establishing the expedited process, FERC shall convene an interagency task force with appropriate federal and state agencies and Indian tribes to coordinate the regulatory process associated with the authorizations required to construct and operate a qualifying facility.
FERC must assess the safety of existing non-federal dams and other non-federal structures related to the qualifying facility before issuing any license for a qualifying facility.
FERC must coordinate with the Department of the Army, Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to jointly develop a list of existing nonpowered federal dams that have the greatest potential for non-federal hydropower development.
(Sec. 3) Licensees of a qualifying facility are not required to pay an annual charge for administrative expenses until construction commences.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 12, 2017Markup Dec 6, 2017Reported Dec 12, 2017 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Jun 16, 2017Reported Oct 26, 2017 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Dec 12, 2017Discharged Dec 12, 2017 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Dec 12, 2017Discharged Dec 12, 2017 |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Dec 13, 2017 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 13, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Dec 12, 2017Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-461, Part I.
- Dec 12, 2017Referred jointly and sequentially to the House Committee on Natural Resources for a period ending not later than Dec. 12, 2017 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee under clause 1(m) of rule X.
- Dec 12, 2017Referred jointly and sequentially to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for a period ending not later than Dec. 12, 2017 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee under clause 1(r) of rule X.
- Dec 12, 2017Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 343.
- Dec 12, 2017Committee on Transportation discharged.
- Dec 12, 2017Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
- Dec 12, 2017Mr. Upton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 12, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9809-9812)
- Dec 12, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2872.
- Dec 12, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9809)
- Dec 12, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 6, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Dec 6, 2017Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Oct 26, 2017Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- Jun 16, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Jun 12, 2017Introduced in House
- Jun 12, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H9809–H9812Text printed H9809 | Bobby L. Rush D-IL, David Loebsack D-IA, Fred Upton R-MI, Greg Walden R-OR, Larry Bucshon R-IN | Dec 12, 2017 |
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 8, 2017H.R. 2872, Promoting Hydropower Development at Existing Nonpowered Dams ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on December 6, 2017
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 99, June 12, 2017, page H4854.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-137 | IMPROVING THE HYDROPOWER LICENSING PROCESS116 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jun 7, 2018 |
| Serial No. 115-102 | STATE OF THE NATION'S ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE181 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Feb 27, 2018 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2655 | Promoting Hydropower Development and Jobs Act | Related bill | Apr 12, 2018 |
| S 3021 | America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 | Related bill | Oct 23, 2018 |
| HR 4696 | Promoting Hydropower Development at Existing Nonpowered Dams Act | Related bill | Dec 22, 2017 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Federal Power Act to promote hydropower development at existing nonpowered dams, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Promoting Hydropower Development at Existing Nonpowered Dams Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Promoting Hydropower Development at Existing Nonpowered Dams Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Promoting Hydropower Development at Existing Nonpowered Dams Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Dams and canals
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Energy
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Floods and storm protection
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Licensing and registrations
- User charges and fees
- Water use and supply
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 13, 2017Referred in Senate
- Dec 12, 2017Engrossed in House
- Dec 12, 2017Reported in House
- Jun 12, 2017Introduced in House
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.
