,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #aeg #aaith  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cfeg
 ,report ,no4 #aai-aic ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,may    
#bi1 #bjbe,ms4 ,schrier 7for herself and
 ,mr4 ,fulcher7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce     
,july #aj1 #bjbe;,additional sponsors3  
,mr4 ,gray and ,mr4 ,langworthy  ,july  
#aj1 #bjbe,reported with an amendment1  
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike
 out all after the enacting clause and  
insert the part printed in italic,for   
text of introduced bill1 see copy of    
bill as introduced on ,may #bi1 #bjbe   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,federal ,power
 ,act to require the ,federal ,energy   
,regulatory ,commission to annually     
submit to ,congress a report on the     
status of ongoing hydropower relicensing
 applications4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,hydropower    

,licensing ,transparency ,act4  #b4     
,annual licensing status report ,the    
,federal ,power ,act is amended by      
inserting after section #cf 7#af        
,u4,s4,c4 #hbc;g7 the following3  #cg4  
,annual licensing status report  7a7 ,in
 general ,not later than #ahj days after
 the date of enactment of this section1 
and annually thereafter1 the ,commission
 shall submit to ,congress a report on  
the status of-- 7#a7 the licensing      
process for each new license1 and for   
each subsequent license for which       
sections #ad and #ae have been waived1  
for which the existing licensee has     
notified the ,commission under section  
#ae7;b77#a7 at least #c years prior to  
submission of the report that such      
existing licensee intends to file an    
application for such new license or     
subsequent license1 but such new license
 or subsequent license has not yet been 
issued under section #ae2 and  7#b7 the 
licensing process for each original     
license under section #d7;e7 for which a

 citizen1 association1 corporation1     
,state1 ,indian ,tribe1 or municipality 
has notified the ,commission1 pursuant  
to applicable regulations1 at least #c  
years prior to submission of the report 
that such citizen1 association1         
corporation1 ,state1 ,indian ,tribe1 or 
municipality intends to file an         
application for such original license1  
but such original license has not yet   
been issued under section #d7;e74  7b7  
,inclusions ,each report submitted under
 subsection 7a7 shall include1 with     
respect to the licensing process for    
each new license and subsequent license 
described in such subsection and the    
licensing process for each original     
license described in such subsection--  
7#a7 the date the notice of intent      
described in such subsection was        
provided to the ,commission2  7#b7 any  
docket number assigned with respect to  
such licensing process2  7#c7 whether   
any application for such new license1   
such subsequent license1 or such        

original license has been filed2  7#d7  
information regarding the status of any 
such application1 including the date the
 ,commission anticipates it will issue  
such original license1 such subsequent  
license1 or such new license2  7#e7 the 
date of any upcoming proceeding or other
 meeting related to such original       
license1 such subsequent license1 or    
such new license2 and  7#f7 a           
description of any ongoing or completed 
actions required of the existing        
licensee1 citizen1 association1         
corporation1 ,state1 ,indian ,tribe1    
municipality1 the ,commission1 the fish 
and wildlife agencies referred to in    
section #ae7;b71 and any other agencies4
  7c7 ,disaggregation of information by 
license type ,the information included  
in each report submitted under          
subsection 7a7 shall be disaggregated by
 whether the information relates to a   
new license1 or a subsequent license1   
issued under section #ae or an original 
license issued under section #d7;e74  4 

,july #aj1 #bjbe,reported with an       
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed