,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #aag  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#bbgd  ,report ,no4 #aae-agc  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,may   
#a1 #bjag ,mr4 ,peters introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,june #ab1 #bjag ,committed to the      
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed  ,a ,,bill  ,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 four      
additional years beyond the four 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 four 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 eight additional years14      
,june #ab1 #bjag ,committed to the      
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed