,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ba1    
#bjbd,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,kennedy7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice1 considered1 
read the third time1 and passed  ,a     
,,bill  ,to extend the deadline to      
commence construction of certain        
hydroelectric projects on the ,red      
,river4  #a4 ,extension of deadline to  
commence construction of certain        
hydroelectric projects on the ,red      
,river  7a7 ,in ,general                
,notwithstanding the time period        
specified in section #ac of the ,federal
 ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hjf7 that  
would otherwise apply to ,federal       
,energy ,regulatory ,commission projects
 numbered ,p-#abgef and ,p-#acafj1 the  
,federal ,energy ,regulatory ,commission
 7referred to in this section as the    
,commission7 may1 at the request of the 
licensee for the applicable project1 and
 after reasonable notice1 in accordance 

with the good faith1 due diligence1 and 
public interest requirements of that    
section and the procedures of the       
,commission under that section1 extend  
the time period during which each       
licensee is required to commence        
construction of the applicable project  
for one year from the date of the       
expiration of the extension most        
recently issued by the ,commission under
 that section for the applicable        
project4  7b7 ,reinstatement of ,expired
 ,license ,if the time period required  
under section #ac of the ,federal ,power
 ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hjf7 for          
commencement of construction of a       
project described in subsection 7a7     
expires before the date of enactment of 
this ,act-- 7#a7 the ,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  
7a7 shall take effect on the date of    
that expiration4