,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhhj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ab1 #bjag,mr4 
,griffith introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend the ,federal ,power ,act to       
promote closed-loop pumped storage      
hydropower1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,promoting ,closed-,loop ,pumped   
,storage ,hydropower ,act4  #b4         
,closed-loop pumped storage projects    
,part ,i of the ,federal ,power ,act    
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gib et seq47 is amended 
by adding at the end the following3     
#cd4 ,closed-loop pumped storage        
projects  7a7 ,definitions ,in this     
section3 7#a7 ,closed-loop pumped       
storage project ,the term closed-loop   
pumped storage project means a project--
  7,a7 in which the upper and lower     
reservoirs do not impound or directly   
withdraw water from navigable waters2 or
  7,b7 that is not continuously         

connected to a naturally flowing water  
feature4  7#b7 ,federal authorization   
,the term ,federal authorization--  7,a7
 means any authorization required under 
,federal law with respect to an         
application for a license1 license      
amendment1 or exemption under this part2
 and  7,b7 includes any permits1 special
 use authorizations1 certifications1    
opinions1 or other approvals as may be  
required under ,federal law to approve  
or implement the license1 license       
amendment1 or exemption under this part4
  7b7 ,in general ,as provided in this  
section1 the ,commission may issue and  
amend licenses and preliminary permits1 
as appropriate1 for closed-loop pumped  
storage projects4  7c7 ,dam safety      
,before issuing any license for a       
closed-loop pumped storage project1 the 
,commission shall assess the safety of  
existing dams and other structures      
related to the project 7including       
possible consequences associated with   
failure of such structures74  7d7       

,license conditions ,with respect to a  
closed-loop pumped storage project1 the 
authority of the ,commission to impose  
conditions on a license under sections  
#d7;e71 #aj7;a71 #aj7;g71 and #aj7;j7   
shall not apply1 and any condition      
included in or applicable to a          
closed-loop pumped storage project      
licensed under this section1 including  
any condition or other requirement of a 
,federal authorization1 shall be limited
 to those that are--  7#a7 necessary to 
protect public safety2 or  7#b7         
reasonable1 economically feasible1 and  
essential to prevent loss of or damage  
to1 or to mitigate adverse effects on1  
fish and wildlife resources directly    
caused by the construction and operation
 of the project1 as compared to the     
environmental baseline existing at the  
time the ,commission completes its      
environmental review4  7e7 ,transfers   
,notwithstanding section #e1 and        
regardless of whether the holder of a   
preliminary permit for a closed-loop    

pumped storage project claimed municipal
 preference under section #g7;a7 when   
obtaining the permit1 the ,commission   
may1 to facilitate development of a     
closed-loop pumped storage project--    
7#a7 add entities as joint permittees   
following issuance of a preliminary     
permit2 and  7#b7 transfer a license in 
part to one or more nonmunicipal        
entities as co-licensees with a         
municipality4  4