,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ccgc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #cj1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,da9es 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mrs4  
,hyde-,smi?1 & ,mr4 ,fett]man7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice &      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory     
,commission to ext5d ! "t p]iod dur+ :i*
 lic5sees are requir$ to comm5ce        
con/ruction ( c]ta9 hydrop[] projects4  
#a4 ,ext5sion ( "t to comm5ce           
con/ruction ( c]ta9 hydrop[] projects   
7a7 ,def9ition ( cov]$ project ,9 ?is   
section1 ! t]m cov]$ project means a    
hydrop[] project ) respect to :i* !     
,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory ,commission   
issu$ a lic5se be=e ,m>* #ac1 #bjbj4    
7b7 ,au?orization ( ext5sion ,not)/&+   
section #ac ( ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act 7#af   
,u4,s4,c4 #hjf71 on ! reque/ ( a lic5see
 ( a cov]$ project1 ! ,f$]al ,en]gy     
,regulatory ,commission may1 aft]       
reasonable notice & = good cause %[n1   

ext5d 9 accordance ) subsection 7c7 !   
p]iod dur+ :i* ! lic5see is requir$ to  
comm5ce con/ruction ( ! cov]$ project = 
an additional #d ye>s beyond ! #h ye>s  
au?oriz$ by t section4  7c7 ,p]iod (    
ext5sion ,an ext5sion ( "t to comm5ce   
con/ruction ( a cov]$ project "u        
subsection 7b7 %all-- 7#a7 beg9 on !    
date on :i* ! f9al ext5sion ( ! p]iod = 
comm5cem5t ( con/ruction grant$ to !    
lic5see "u section #ac ( ! ,f$]al ,p[]  
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hjf7 expires2 &    
7#b7 end on ! date t is #d ye>s aft] !  
late/ date to :i* ! ,f$]al ,en]gy       
,regulatory ,commission is au?oriz$ to  
ext5d ! p]iod = comm5cem5t ( con/ruction
 "u t section4