,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #acch  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ad1 #bjae ,mr4   
,k+ introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read 
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
am5d ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act to provide      
lic5s+ proc$ures = c]ta9 types (        
projects4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,small ,hydrop[]        
,dep5dable ,regulatory ,ord] ,act (     
#bjae or ! ,small ,hy,d,r,o ,act (      
#bjae4  #b4 ,lic5s+ proc$ures = c]ta9   
types ( projects ,"p ,i ( ! ,f$]al ,p[] 
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gib et seq47 is    
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #cd4  
,lic5s+ proc$ures = c]ta9 types (       
projects  7a7 ,def9ition ( cov]$ project
 ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m cov]$ project    
means a project-- 7#a7 t does n alt] !  
exi/+ fl[rate ( ! body ( wat] ! project 
is on2 &  7#b7 7,a7 t has a p[]         
production capacity t is n m ?an #e     
megawatts2 or  7,b7 to p[] a nonp[]$    
dam4  7b7 ,special category ( lic5se    

,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( ?is "p1 a  
lic5se ) respect to a cov]$ project %all
 only be issu$ 9 accordance ) ?is       
section4  7c7 ,application ,an applicant
 = a lic5se = a cov]$ project "u ?is    
section %all submit to ! ,commission an 
application = a lic5se 9 su* =m & mann] 
& requir+ su* in=mation z ! ,commission 
may require4  7d7 ,rebuttable           
presumption ,9 decid+ :e!r to issue any 
lic5se = a cov]$ project "u ?is section1
 !re %all be a rebuttable presumption t 
! lic5se be issu$4  7e7 ,environm5tal   
compliance ,= purposes ( issu+ a lic5se 
"u ?is section1 if !re is a conflict    
betwe5 any environm5tal analysis prep>$ 
by ! ,commission "u ! ,national         
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 ) respect to ! 
cov]$ project & any environm5tal        
analysis prep>$ by any o!r ,f$]al or    
,/ate ag5cy "u t ,act1 ! ,commission    
%all resolve ! diff]5ces4  7f7 ,t]m (   
lic5se ,! t]m ( a lic5se = a cov]$      
project issu$ "u ?is section %all be #aj

 ye>s4  7g7 ,deadl9e = issuance ,n lat] 
?an #ahj days aft] ! date on :i* !      
,commission receives an application = a 
lic5se = a cov]$ project "u subsection  
7c71 ! ,commission %all--  7#a7 approve 
! lic5se & issue ! lic5se2 or  7#b7     
disapprove ! lic5se4  4