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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · S. 1521 (Introduced in Senate) — To amend the Federal Power Act to modernize and improve the licensing of non-Federal hydropower projects, and for oth... · Sec. 17

Sec. 17. Reporting requirement

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Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act and every 5 years thereafter, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that describes progress with respect to the implementation of this Act and the amendments made by this Act. A report submitted under subsection
(a)shall— identify any facilities for which expedited licensing was sought under section 34 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 823e ) during the period covered by the report, including— the licensing status for each facility, including all incomplete Federal authorizations needed for a licensing decision; whether the facility qualified for expedited licensing under that section; and if the facility did not qualify for expedited licensing under that section, the reasons for such determination; identify all closed-loop and off-stream pumped storage projects for which expedited licensing was sought under section 35 of the Federal Power Act (as added by section 12) during the period covered by the report, including— the licensing status for each project, including all incomplete Federal authorizations needed for a licensing decision; whether the project qualified for expedited licensing under that section; and if the project did not qualify for expedited licensing under that section, the reasons for such determination; identify each instance in which an Indian Tribe exercised the right of an Indian Tribe under section 37 of the Federal Power Act (as added by section 13) by deeming a condition to a license under part I of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 792 et seq. ) to be necessary under paragraph (2)(A) of section 4(e) of that Act ( 16 U.S.C. 797(e) ), including— the nature of the condition and the Tribal resources protected by the condition; and whether any party to the proceeding sought a trial-type hearing related to the condition under paragraph (2)(B) of that section, an alternative condition under section 33(a) of that Act ( 16 U.S.C. 823d(a) ), or otherwise challenged the condition; identify and describe the outcomes of the efforts of Federal agencies to establish or maintain joint schedules under section 38(b) of the Federal Power Act (as added by section 14), with a discussion of specific examples that demonstrate trends, conflicts, and successes associated with the joint schedules; identify and describe the outcomes of the efforts of Federal agencies to establish or maintain joint study plans under section 38(c) of the Federal Power Act (as added by section 14), with a discussion of specific examples that demonstrate trends, conflicts, and successes associated with the joint study plans; and identify and describe the outcomes of the efforts of Federal agencies to resolve inconsistent or conflicting license terms under section 38(e) of the Federal Power Act (as added by section 14), with a discussion of specific examples that demonstrate trends, conflicts, and successes associated with the opportunity to seek resolution of inconsistent or conflicting license terms.
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