,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #caf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ah1 #bjac  
,ms4 ,esty introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to reinstate and transfer      
certain hydroelectric licenses and      
extend the deadline for commencement of 
construction of certain hydroelectric   
projects4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,collinsville       
,renewable ,energy ,promotion ,act4  #b4
 ,reinstatement of expired licenses and 
extension of time to commence           
construction of projects ,subject to    
section #d of this ,act and             
notwithstanding the time period under   
section #ac of the ,federal ,power ,act 
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hjf7 that would         
otherwise apply to ,federal ,energy     
,regulatory ,commission projects        
numbered #ajhbb and #ajhbc1 the ,federal
 ,energy ,regulatory ,commission        
7referred to in this ,act as the        

,commission7 may--  7#a7 reinstate the  
license for either or each of those     
projects2 and  7#b7 extend for #b years 
after the date on which either or each  
project is reinstated under paragraph   
7#a7 the time period during which the   
licensee is required to commence the    
construction of such projects4  ,prior  
to reaching any final decision under    
this section1 the ,commission shall     
provide an opportunity for submission of
 comments by interested persons1        
municipalities1 and ,states and shall   
consider any such comment that is timely
 submitted4  #c4 ,transfer of licenses  
to the town of ,canton1 ,connecticut    
,notwithstanding section #h of the      
,federal ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#hja7 or any other provision thereof1 if
 the ,commission reinstates the license 
for1 and extends the time period during 
which the licensee is required to       
commence the construction of1 a ,federal
 ,energy ,regulatory ,commission project
 under section #b1 the ,commission shall

 transfer such license to the town of   
,canton1 ,connecticut4  #d4             
,environmental assessment  7a7          
,definition ,for purposes of this       
section1 the term environmental         
assessment shall have the same meaning  
as is given such term in regulations    
prescribed by the ,council on           
,environmental ,quality that implement  
the ,national ,environmental ,policy    
,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et   
seq474  7b7 ,environmental assessment   
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 the         
,commission shall complete an           
environmental assessment for ,federal   
,energy ,regulatory ,commission projects
 numbered #ajhbb and #ajhbc1 updating1  
to the extent necessary1 the            
environmental analysis performed during 
the process of licensing such projects4 
7c7 ,comment period ,upon issuance of   
the environmental assessment required   
under subsection 7b71 the ,commission   
shall--  7#a7 initiate a #cj-;day public

 comment period2 and  7#b7 before taking
 any action under section #b or #c--    
7,a7 consider any comments received     
during such #cj-;day period2 and  7,b7  
incorporate in the license for the      
projects involved1 such terms and       
conditions as the ,commission determines
 to be necessary1 based on the          
environmental assessment performed and  
comments received under this section4   
#e4 ,deadline ,not later than #bgj days 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,commission shall--  7#a7 make
 a final decision pursuant to paragraph 
7#a7 of section #b2 and  7#b7 if the    
,commission decides to reinstate one or 
both of the licenses under such         
paragraph and extend the corresponding  
deadline for commencement of            
construction under paragraph 7#b7 of    
such section1 complete the action       
required under section #c4  #f4         
,protection of existing rights ,nothing 
in this ,act shall affect any valid     
license issued by the ,commission under 

section #d of the ,federal ,power ,act  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gig7 on or before the   
date of enactment of this ,act or       
diminish or extinguish any existing     
rights under any such license4