#aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#ccgc  ,,an ,,act  ,to require the      
,federal ,energy ,regulatory ,commission
 to extend the time period during which 
licensees are required to commence      
construction of certain hydropower      
projects4  #a4 ,extension of time to    
commence construction of certain        
hydropower projects  7a7 ,definition of 
covered project ,in this section1 the   
term covered project means a hydropower 
project with respect to which the       
,federal ,energy ,regulatory ,commission
 issued a license before ,march #ac1    
#bjbj4  7b7 ,authorization of extension 
,notwithstanding section #ac of the     
,federal ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#hjf71 on the request of a licensee of a
 covered project1 the ,federal ,energy  
,regulatory ,commission may1 after      
reasonable notice and for good cause    
shown1 extend in accordance with        
subsection 7c7 the period during which  
the licensee is required to commence    
construction of the covered project for 

an additional #d years beyond the #h    
years authorized by that section4  7c7  
,period of extension ,an extension of   
time to commence construction of a      
covered project under subsection 7b7    
shall-- 7#a7 begin on the date on which 
the final extension of the period for   
commencement of construction granted to 
the licensee under section #ac of the   
,federal ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#hjf7 expires2 and  7#b7 end on the date
 that is #d years after the latest date 
to which the ,federal ,energy           
,regulatory ,commission is authorized to
 extend the period for commencement of  
construction under that section4  7d7   
,reinstatement of ,expired ,license ,if 
the time period required under section  
#ac of the ,federal ,power ,act 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #hjf7 to commence construction
 of a covered project expires after     
,december #ca1 #bjbc1 and before the    
date of enactment of this ,act-- 7#a7   
the ,federal ,energy ,regulatory        
,commission may reinstate the license   

for the applicable project effective as 
of the date of expiration of the        
license2 and  7#b7 the extension        
authorized under subsection 7b7 shall   
take effect on the date of that         
expiration4  ,passed the ,senate        
,december #ah 7legislative day1         
,december #af71 #bjbd4,secretary