,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abgj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #aa1 #bjae
 ,mr4 ,gardner introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 
to reauthorize hydroelectric production 
incentives and hydroelectric efficiency 
improvement incentives1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,reliable           
,investment in ,vital ,energy           
,reauthorization ,act or the ,,river    
,act4  #b4 ,hydroelectric production    
incentives ,section #bdb7;g7 of the     
,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #aehha7;g77 is amended by     
striking each of the fiscal years #bjjf 
through #bjae and inserting each of     
fiscal years #bjaf through #bjbe4  #c4  
,hydroelectric efficiency improvement   
,section #bdc7;c7 of the ,energy ,policy
 ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           

#aehhb7;c77 is amended by striking each 
of the fiscal years #bjjf through #bjae 
and inserting each of fiscal years #bjaf
 through #bjbe4