Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act
Latest action · Dec 5, 2019 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
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.
- IntroducedJan 14, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act
This bill revises requirements governing the development of certain hydropower projects by nonfederal entities at reservoirs administered by the Bureau of Reclamation. Under current law, those hydropower developments may be governed by requirements of Reclamation or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. This bill gives Reclamation the sole authority to oversee the development of pumped storage hydropower by the nonfederal entities if the development exclusively utilizes Reclamation's reservoirs.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 14, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Jan 14, 2019 |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Original | Jan 14, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jan 14, 2019Markup Dec 5, 2019 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Feb 4, 2019Discharged Dec 5, 2019 | |
| Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee | Referred Feb 4, 2019Discharged Dec 5, 2019 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 5, 2019Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
- Dec 5, 2019Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
- Dec 5, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Dec 5, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Feb 4, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Dec 20, 2019H.R. 537, Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development ActAs reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on December 5, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 7, January 14, 2019, page H544.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1967 | Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act | Reintroduction of | Dec 22, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to authorize pumped storage hydropower development utilizing multiple Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 14, 2019Introduced 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.
