,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajcj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #c1 #bjag 
,mr4 ,king 7for himself and ,mr4 ,flake7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the  
,federal ,energy ,regulatory ,commission
 to submit to ,congress a report on     
certain hydropower projects4  #a4 ,,ferc
 report on certain hydropower projects  
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 the ,federal
 ,energy ,regulatory ,commission        
7referred to in this section as the     
,,ferc7 shall submit to the ,committee  
on ,energy and ,natural ,resources of   
the ,senate and the ,committee on       
,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of  
,representatives a report that--  7#a7  
identifies each hydropower project      
licensed by the ,,ferc that is located  
at a nonpowered site that serves as     
storage to support downstream power     

generation 7referred to in this section 
as a project72  7#b7 analyzes the value 
of electric power generation associated 
with each project1 relative to the value
 of nonpower generation functions       
associated with the same project1       
including recreation and environmental  
functions2  7#c7 describes the range of 
options that exist under current law    
with respect to surrender or transfer of
 a ,,ferc license for a project1        
including a representative range of     
actual measures required by the ,,ferc  
of project owners that have surrendered 
or transferred a ,,ferc license2  7#d7  
identifies any barriers to the surrender
 or transfer of a ,,ferc license for a  
project2 and  7#e7 identifies the costs 
incurred by project owners resulting    
from the requirements imposed by a      
,,ferc license1 including applicable    
costs broken down by categories relating
 to--  7,a7 the environment1 including  
fish and wildlife measures2  7,b7 human 
safety2  7,c7 electric reliability2     

7,d7 recreation2  7,e7 cultural         
resources2  7,f7 flood control2  7,g7   
navigation2  7,h7 irrigation2 and  7,i7 
any other relevant category1 as         
determined by the ,,ferc4