#aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#caf  ,,an ,,act  ,to re9/ate & transf] 
c]ta9 hydroelectric lic5ses & ext5d !   
deadl9e = comm5cem5t ( con/ruction (    
c]ta9 hydroelectric projects4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,coll9sville ,r5ewable ,en]gy ,promotion
 ,act4  #b4 ,re9/atem5t ( expir$ lic5ses
 & ext5sion ( "t to comm5ce con/ruction 
( projects ,subject to section #d ( ?is 
,act & not)/&+ ! "t p]iod "u section #ac
 ( ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4    
#hjf7 t w\ld o!rwise apply to ,f$]al    
,en]gy ,regulatory ,commission projects 
numb]$ #ajhbb & #ajhbc1 ! ,f$]al ,en]gy 
,regulatory ,commission 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is
 ,act z ! ,commission7 may--  7#a7      
re9/ate ! lic5se = ei!r or ea* ( ^?     
projects2 &  7#b7 ext5d = #b ye>s aft] !
 date on :i* ei!r or ea* project is     
re9/at$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 ! "t p]iod dur+
 :i* ! lic5see is requir$ to comm5ce !  
con/ruction ( su* projects4  ,prior to  
rea*+ any f9al decision "u ?is section1 
! ,commission %all provide an           

opportunity = submission ( comm5ts by   
int]e/$ p]sons1 municipalities1 & ,/ates
 & %all consid] any su* comm5t t is     
timely submitt$4  #c4 ,transf] ( lic5ses
 to ! t[n ( ,canton1 ,connecticut       
,not)/&+ section #h ( ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act
 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hja7 or any o!r        
provision !re(1 if ! ,commission        
re9/ates ! lic5se =1 & ext5ds ! "t p]iod
 dur+ :i* ! lic5see is requir$ to       
comm5ce ! con/ruction (1 a ,f$]al ,en]gy
 ,regulatory ,commission project "u     
section #b1 ! ,commission %all transf]  
su* lic5se to ! t[n ( ,canton1          
,connecticut4  #d4 ,environm5tal        
assessm5t  7a7 ,def9ition ,= purposes ( 
?is section1 ! t]m environm5tal         
assessm5t %all h ! same mean+ z is giv5 
su* t]m 9 regulations prescrib$ by !    
,c\ncil on ,environm5tal ,quality t     
implem5t ! ,national ,environm5tal      
,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#dcba et seq474  7b7 ,environm5tal      
assessm5t ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !           

,commission %all complete an            
environm5tal assessm5t = ,f$]al ,en]gy  
,regulatory ,commission projects numb]$ 
#ajhbb & #ajhbc1 updat+1 to ! ext5t     
necess>y1 ! environm5tal analysis p]=m$ 
dur+ ! process ( lic5s+ su* projects4   
7c7 ,comm5t p]iod ,^u issuance ( !      
environm5tal assessm5t requir$ "u       
subsection 7b71 ! ,commission %all--    
7#a7 initiate a #cj-;day public comm5t  
p]iod2 &  7#b7 be=e tak+ any action "u  
section #b or #c--  7,a7 consid] any    
comm5ts receiv$ dur+ su* #cj-;day p]iod2
 &  7,b7 incorporate 9 ! lic5se = !     
projects involv$1 su* t]ms & conditions 
z ! ,commission det]m9es to be necess>y1
 bas$ on ! environm5tal assessm5t p]=m$ 
& comm5ts receiv$ "u ?is section4  #e4  
,deadl9e ,n lat] ?an #bgj days aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !           
,commission %all--  7#a7 make a f9al    
decision pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7 (    
section #b2 &  7#b7 if ! ,commission    
decides to re9/ate "o or bo? ( ! lic5ses
 "u su* p>agraph & ext5d ! correspond+  

deadl9e = comm5cem5t ( con/ruction "u   
p>agraph 7#b7 ( su* section1 complete ! 
action requir$ "u section #c4  #f4      
,protection ( exi/+ rights ,no?+ 9 ?is  
,act %all affect any valid lic5se issu$ 
by ! ,commission "u section #d ( !      
,f$]al ,p[] ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gig7 on
 or be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act or
 dim9i% or ext+ui% any exi/+ rights "u  
any su* lic5se4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives ,febru>y #ab1           
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