#aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #bbgd  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the    
,federal ,power ,act to provide for     
extended periods relating to preliminary
 permits and commencement of            
construction1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,h,ydropower ,permit ,extension 
,act or the ,,hype ,act4  #b4           
,extensions of periods  7a7 ,preliminary
 permits ,section #e of the ,federal    
,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gih7 is     
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by   
striking three and inserting four2 and  
7#b7 in subsection 7b7--  7,a7 by       
striking ,commission may extend the     
period of a preliminary permit once for 
not more than #b additional years beyond
 the #c years and inserting the         
following3 ,commission may--  7#a7      
extend the period of a preliminary      
permit once for not more than #d        
additional years beyond the #d years  2 
7,b7 by striking the period at the end  
and inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 by adding

 at the end the following3  7#b7 if the 
period of a preliminary permit is       
extended under paragraph 7#a71 extend   
the period of such preliminary permit   
once for not more than #d additional    
years beyond the extension period       
granted under paragraph 7#a71 if the    
,commission determines that there are   
extraordinary circumstances that warrant
 such additional extension4  4  7b7     
,time limit for construction of project 
works ,section #ac of the ,federal      
,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hjf7 is     
amended in the second sentence by       
striking once but not longer than two   
additional years and inserting for not  
more than #h additional years14  ,passed
 the ,house of ,representatives ,june   
#ab1 #bjag4;,clerk4