Sec. 315.
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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 projects numbered 12737 and 12740, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (referred to in this section as the Commission ) may, at the request of the licensee for the applicable 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 the construction of the applicable project for up to 3 consecutive 2-year periods from the date of the expiration of the extension originally issued by the Commission.
If the period required for commencement of construction of a project described in subsection
(a)has expired prior to the date of enactment of this Act— the Commission may reinstate the license for the applicable project effective as of the date of the expiration of the license; and the first extension authorized under subsection
(a)shall take effect on that expiration.