,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #accf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ab1     
#bjag,mr4 ,gardner introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 
to reauthorize hydroelectric production 
incentives and hydroelectric efficiency 
improvement incentives1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,reliable           
,investment in ,vital ,energy           
,reauthorization ,act or the ,,river    
,act4  #b4 ,hydroelectric production    
incentives and efficiency improvements  
7a7 ,hydroelectric production incentives
 ,section #bdb of the ,energy ,policy   
,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aehha7 is 
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7c71 by   
striking #aj and inserting #bj2  7#b7 in
 subsection 7f71 by striking #bj and    
inserting #cj2 and  7#c7 in subsection  
7g71 by striking each of the fiscal     

years #bjjf through #bjae and inserting 
each of fiscal years #bjah through      
#bjbg4  7b7 ,hydroelectric efficiency   
improvement ,section #bdc7;c7 of the    
,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #aehhb7;c77 is amended by     
striking each of the fiscal years #bjjf 
through #bjae and inserting each of     
fiscal years #bjah through #bjbg4