,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhhj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ab1 #bjag,mr4  
,griffi? introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al  
,p[] ,act to promote clos$-loop pump$   
/orage hydrop[]1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,promot+ ,clos$-,loop ,pump$ ,/orage    
,hydrop[] ,act4  #b4 ,clos$-loop pump$  
/orage projects ,"p ,i ( ! ,f$]al ,p[]  
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gib et seq47 is    
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #cd4  
,clos$-loop pump$ /orage projects  7a7  
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,clos$-loop pump$ /orage project ,! t]m 
clos$-loop pump$ /orage project means a 
project--  7,a7 9 :i* ! upp] & l[]      
res]voirs d n imp\nd or directly )draw  
wat] f navigable wat]s2 or  7,b7 t is n 
cont9u\sly connect$ to a naturally fl[+ 
wat] feature4  7#b7 ,f$]al au?orization 
,! t]m ,f$]al au?orization--  7,a7 means
 any au?orization requir$ "u ,f$]al law 

) respect to an application = a lic5se1 
lic5se am5dm5t1 or exemption "u ?is "p2 
&  7,b7 includes any p]mits1 special use
 au?orizations1 c]tifications1 op9ions1 
or o!r approvals z may be requir$ "u    
,f$]al law to approve or implem5t !     
lic5se1 lic5se am5dm5t1 or exemption "u 
?is "p4  7b7 ,9 g5]al ,z provid$ 9 ?is  
section1 ! ,commission may issue & am5d 
lic5ses & prelim9>y p]mits1 z           
appropriate1 = clos$-loop pump$ /orage  
projects4  7c7 ,dam safety ,be=e issu+  
any lic5se = a clos$-loop pump$ /orage  
project1 ! ,commission %all assess !    
safety ( exi/+ dams & o!r /ructures     
relat$ to ! project 7includ+ possible   
consequ5ces associat$ ) failure ( su*   
/ructures74  7d7 ,lic5se conditions ,)  
respect to a clos$-loop pump$ /orage    
project1 ! au?ority ( ! ,commission to  
impose conditions on a lic5se "u        
sections #d7;e71 #aj7;a71 #aj7;g71 &    
#aj7;j7 %all n apply1 & any condition   
includ$ 9 or applicable to a clos$-loop 
pump$ /orage project lic5s$ "u ?is      

section1 includ+ any condition or o!r   
requirem5t ( a ,f$]al au?orization1 %all
 be limit$ to ^? t are--  7#a7 necess>y 
to protect public safety2 or  7#b7      
reasonable1 economically feasible1 &    
ess5tial to prev5t loss ( or damage to1 
or to mitigate adv]se effects on1 fi% & 
wildlife res\rces directly caus$ by !   
con/ruction & op]ation ( ! project1 z   
comp>$ to ! environm5tal basel9e exi/+  
at ! "t ! ,commission completes its     
environm5tal review4  7e7 ,transf]s     
,not)/&+ section #e1 & reg>dless ( :e!r 
! hold] ( a prelim9>y p]mit = a         
clos$-loop pump$ /orage project claim$  
municipal pref]5ce "u section #g7;a7 :5 
obta9+ ! p]mit1 ! ,commission may1 to   
facilitate developm5t ( a clos$-loop    
pump$ /orage project--  7#a7 add        
entities z jo9t p]mittees foll[+        
issuance ( a prelim9>y p]mit2 &  7#b7   
transf] a lic5se 9 "p to "o or m        
nonmunicipal entities z co-lic5sees ) a 
municipality4  4