,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ccgc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #cj1 
#bjbc,mr4 ,daines 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,casey1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 and ,mr4    
,fetterman7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,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