,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gcj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #bg1 #bjag   
,mr4 ,kaine introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
extend the deadline for commencement of 
construction of certain hydroelectric   
projects4  #a4 ,extension of deadline   
for certain hydroelectric projects  7a7 
,in general ,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
 7referred to in this section as the    
,commission7 projects numbered #abgcg   
and #abgdj1 the ,commission may1 at the 
request of the licensee for the         
applicable project1 and after reasonable
 notice1 in accordance with the good    
faith1 due diligence1 and public        
interest requirements of that section   
and the procedures of the ,commission   

under that section1 extend the time     
period during which the licensee is     
required to commence the construction of
 the applicable project for up to #c    
consecutive #b-year periods from the    
date of the expiration of the extension 
originally issued by the ,commission4   
7b7 ,reinstatement of expired license   
,if the period required for commencement
 of construction of a project described 
in subsection 7a7 has expired prior to  
the date of enactment of this ,act--    
7#a7 the ,commission may reinstate the  
license for the applicable project      
effective as of the date of the         
expiration of the license2 and  7#b7 the
 first extension authorized under       
subsection 7a7 shall take effect on that
 expiration4