,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gaj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #bc1 #bjag   
,mr4 ,manchin 7for himself and ,mrs4    
,capito7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,energy and ,natural     
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to reinstate and
 extend the deadline for commencement of
 construction of a hydroelectric project
 involving ,jennings ,randolph ,dam4    
#a4 ,reinstatement and extension of time
 for a ,federal ,energy ,regulatory     
,commission ,project involving ,jennings
 ,randolph ,dam  7a7 ,extension of time 
,notwithstanding the time period        
specified in section #ac of the ,federal
 ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hjf7 that  
would otherwise apply to the ,federal   
,energy ,regulatory ,commission project 
numbered #abgae 7referred to in this    
section as the project71 the ,federal   
,energy ,regulatory ,commission         
7referred to in this section as the     
,commission7 may1 at the request of the 

licensee for the project1 and after     
reasonable notice1 in accordance with   
the good faith1 due diligence1 and      
public interest requirements of1 and the
 procedures of the ,commission under1   
that section1 extend the time period    
during which the licensee is required to
 commence the construction of the       
project for not more than #c consecutive
 #b-year periods that begin on the date 
of the expiration of the extension      
originally issued by the ,commission4   
7b7 ,obligation of licensee ,any        
obligation of the licensee for the      
project for the payment of annual       
charges under section #aj7;e7 of the    
,federal ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#hjc7;e77 shall commence on the         
expiration of the time period to        
commence construction of the project1 as
 extended by the ,commission under      
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,reinstatement of  
expired license  7#a7 ,in general ,if   
the period required for the commencement
 of construction of the project has     

expired before the date of enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,commission may reinstate
 the license effective as of the date of
 the expiration of the license4  7#b7   
,extension ,if the ,commission          
reinstates the license under paragraph  
7#a71 the first extension authorized    
under subsection 7a7 shall take effect  
on the date of the expiration of the    
license4