,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gbd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #bg1         
#bjag,ms4 ,murkowski introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend the ,federal ,power ,act to       
modernize authorizations for necessary  
hydropower approvals4  #a4 ,modernizing 
authorizations for necessary hydropower 
approvals  7a7 ,preliminary permits     
,section #e of the ,federal ,power ,act 
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gih7 is amended-- 7#a7  
in subsection 7a71 by striking three and
 inserting #d2 and  7#b7 in subsection  
7b7-- 7,a7 by striking ,commission may  
extend the period of a preliminary      
permit once for not more than #b        
additional years beyond the #c years and
 inserting the following3  ,commission  
may-- 7#a7 extend the period of a       
preliminary permit once for not more    
than #d additional years beyond the #d  
years  2  7,b7 by striking the period at

 the end and inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 
by adding at the end the following3     
7#b7 after the end of an extension      
period granted under paragraph 7#a71    
issue an additional permit to the       
permittee if the ,commission determines 
that there are extraordinary            
circumstances that warrant the issuance 
of the additional permit4  4  7b7 ,time 
limit for construction of project works 
,section #ac of the ,federal ,power ,act
 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hjf7 is amended in the 
second sentence by striking once but not
 longer than two additional years and   
inserting for not more than #h          
additional years14