,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dedj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ad1     
#bjbb,mr4 ,daines 7for himself and ,mrs4
 ,feinstein7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,environment and   
,public ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the
 ,water ,resources ,reform and          
,development ,act of #bjad to improve   
provisions relating to the development  
of hydropower at ,corps of ,engineers   
facilities1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,expediting hydropower at ,corps of    
,engineers facilities ,section #ajjh of 
the ,water ,resources ,reform and       
,development ,act of #bjad 7#cc         
,u4,s4,c4 #bcba;b7 is amended-- 7#a7 in 
subsection 7b77#a71 by inserting and to 
meet the requirements of subsection 7b7 
after projects2  7#b7 by redesignating  
subsections 7b7 and 7c7 as subsections  
7c7 and 7d71 respectively2  7#c7 by     
inserting after subsection 7a7 the      
following3  7b7 ,implementation of      

policy ,the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7     
ensure that the policy described in     
section 7a7 is implemented nationwide in
 an efficient1 consistent1 and          
coordinated manner2 and  7#b7 assess    
opportunities-- 7,a7 to increase the    
development of hydroelectric power at   
existing hydroelectric water resources  
development projects of the ,corps of   
,engineers2 and  7,b7 to develop new    
hydroelectric power at nonpowered water 
resources development projects of the   
,corps of ,engineers4  2 and  7#d7 by   
adding at the end the following3  7e7   
,program manager for non-,federal       
hydroelectric power development  7#a7   
,designation ,the ,chief of ,engineers  
shall designate an employee of the      
,corps of ,engineers as a ,program      
,manager for ,non-,federal              
,hydroelectric ,power ,development      
7referred to in this subsection as the  
,program ,manager74  7#b7 ,requirements 
,the ,program ,manager shall-- 7,a7 not 
be otherwise involved in the review of  

any ,corps of ,engineers permit to      
develop hydroelectric power at ,corps of
 ,engineers civil works projects2 and   
7,b7 be located at the headquarters     
office of the ,corps of ,engineers4     
7#c7 ,responsibilities ,with respect to 
the development of non-,federal         
hydroelectric power at ,corps of        
,engineers civil works projects1 the    
,program ,manager shall-- 7,a7 ensure   
timely and consistent review of permits 
across ,corps of ,engineers districts   
and levels2  7,b7 answer questions      
within the ,corps of ,engineers1 or     
facilitate communication between        
developers and the ,corps of ,engineers1
 concerning ,corps of ,engineers        
permits2  7,c7 answer questions from    
developers regarding the permitting     
process of the ,corps of ,engineers2    
7,d7 coordinate with the ,federal       
,energy ,regulatory ,commission on      
licensing matters2  7,e7 facilitate     
timely action on all aspects of ,federal
 permitting required for hydropower     

development2 and  7,f7 ensure that new  
hydropower productions are designed and 
operated with environmentally           
sustainable technologies and management 
plans4  7#d7 ,reporting ,not later than 
#ij days after the date of enactment of 
this subsection1 the ,chief of          
,engineers shall submit to ,congress a  
report on the implementation of this    
subsection and subsection 7b74  4