,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #ajj #aaeth         
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4 #gbd     
,report ,no4 #aae-ha ,,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  ,may   
#bd1 #bjag,reported by ,ms4 ,murkowski1 
without amendment  ,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  ,may #bd1           
#bjag,reported without amendment