,,ii  ,calendar ,no4 #ace #aaeth        
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #bbgd
  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the        
,,united ,,states  ,june #ac1           
#bjag,received2 read twice and placed on
 the calendar  ,,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,karen ,l4 ,haas1,clerk4     
,june #ac1 #bjag,received2 read twice   
and placed on the calendar