,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #ahd #aafth         
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4 #hei     
,report ,no4 #aaf-ha ,,in ,,the ,,senate
 ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march   
#be1 #bjai,mr4 ,gardner introduced the  
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,september #aj1
 #bjai,reported by ,ms4 ,murkowski1 with
 an amendment,strike out all after the  
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic  ,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 #bb2  7#b7 in
 subsection 7e77#b71 by striking section
 #bi7;d77#b77;,b7 and inserting section 
#de,k7d77#b77;,b72  7#c7 in subsection  
7f71 by striking #bj and inserting #cb2 
and  7#d7 in subsection 7g71 by striking
 each of the fiscal years #bjjf through 
#bjae and inserting each of fiscal years
 #bjai through #bjcf4  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 #bjai
 through #bjcf4  #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 7b71 by    
striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting   
the following3  7#a7 ,qualified         
hydroelectric facility ,the term        
qualified hydroelectric facility means a
 turbine or other generating device     
owned or solely operated by a           
non-,federal entity-- 7,a7 that         
generates hydroelectric energy for sale2
 and  7,b7 7i7 that is added to an      
existing dam or conduit2 or  7ii7 7,i7  
that has a generating capacity of not   
more than #aj megawatts2  7,,ii7 for    
which the non-,federal entity has       
received a construction authorization   
from the ,federal ,energy ,regulatory   
,commission1 if applicable2 and  7,,iii7
 that is constructed in a region in     
which there is inadequate electric      
service1 as determined by the           
,secretary4  2  7#b7 in subsection 7c71 
by striking #aj and inserting #bb2  7#c7
 in subsection 7e77#b71 by striking     
section #bi7;d77#b77;,b7 and inserting  
section #de,k7d77#b77;,b72  7#d7 in     

subsection 7f71 by striking #bj and     
inserting #cb2 and  7#e7 in subsection  
7g71 by striking each of the fiscal     
years #bjjf through #bjae and inserting 
each of fiscal years #bjai through      
#bjcf4  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 #bjai through #bjcf4       
,september #aj1 #bjai,reported with an  
amendment