,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #igje  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ae1 #bjbf,ms4 
,goodlander 7for herself and ,mrs4      
,miller of ,west ,virginia7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,transportation and
 ,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to require
 the ,secretary of the ,army to issue   
guidance relating to the review of      
applications for alteration or temporary
 or permanent occupation or use of      
certain hydropower projects1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,standardized      
review procedures for hydropower        
projects  7a7 ,definitions ,in this     
section3 7#a7 ,completeness review ,the 
term completeness review means a review 
by the ,secretary 7or a designee7       
regarding whether a section #djh        
application is complete4  7#b7          
,hydropower project ,the term hydropower
 project means any non-,federal         
hydropower project requiring a license  
or exemption under the ,federal ,power  

,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gia;a et seq474    
7#c7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means the ,secretary of the ,army4  7#d7
 ,section #djh application ,the term    
section #djh application means an       
application relating to a hydropower    
project for permission under section #ad
 of the ,act of ,march #c1 #ahii 7#cj   
,stat4 #aaeb1 chapter #dbe2 #cc         
,u4,s4,c4 #djh71 for an alteration1 or  
temporary or permanent occupation or    
use1 described in subsection 7a7 of that
 section4  7b7 ,standardized review     
procedures  7#a7 ,mandatory guidance    
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,secretary shall issue guidance         
establishing the following3 7,a7        
,application checklist ,a standardized  
checklist of required materials for     
section #djh applications1 to be        
developed in consultation with-- 7i7 the
 ,federal ,energy ,regulatory           
,commission2  7ii7 the ,hydroelectric   
,design ,center of the ,corps of        

,engineers2  7iii7 hydropower project   
operators2 and  7iv7 relevant industry  
associations4  7,b7 ,completeness       
criteria ,a clear description of what   
constitutes a complete section #djh     
application1 including with respect to--
 7i7 required documents and analyses2   
7ii7 formatting and submission          
requirements2 and  7iii7 evidence of    
compliance with any applicable ,federal 
,energy ,regulatory ,commission license4
  7,c7 ,phased review procedures ,for   
section #djh applications for which a   
phased design review is required-- 7i7  
the specific scope and objectives of    
each review phase2  7ii7 a timeline for 
each review phase2  7iii7 an applicable 
definition of the terms fatal flaw1     
final quality assurance1 and technical  
review2 and  7iv7 a clear statement that
 a completeness review shall not        
include-- 7,i7 detailed technical       
analysis2 or  7,,ii7 any                
engineering-related judgment with       
respect to design adequacy4  7,d7       

,escalation procedures ,procedures for  
referring a section #djh application to 
the head of the applicable ,division    
,office of the ,corps of ,engineers or  
an official at the ,corps of ,engineers 
headquarters in any case in which a     
deadline applicable to the section #djh 
application is not met4  7#b7 ,scope of 
completeness reviews ,the guidance      
issued under paragraph 7#a7 shall       
establish that a completeness review    
shall be limited to verification that-- 
7,a7 all required documents have been   
submitted2  7,b7 those documents are in 
the required format2 and  7,c7 the      
section #djh application addresses the  
applicable requirements of the checklist
 under paragraph 7#a77;,a74  7#c7       
,prohibitions ,in conducting a          
completeness review1 the ,secretary 7or 
a designee7 may not-- 7,a7 conduct a    
detailed technical review of any        
engineering calculations2  7,b7 evaluate
 the design adequacy of1 or alternative 
approaches to1 the hydropower project   

that is the subject of the section #djh 
application2  7,c7 request any design   
modification to1 or additional analysis 
of1 the hydropower project that is the  
subject of the section #djh application2
  7,d7 consider any factor other than a 
factor included in the standardized     
checklist under paragraph 7#a77;,a72 or 
7,e7 require compliance with any        
environmental standard that was not     
established by a ,federal or relevant   
,state agency before the date of        
submission of the section #djh          
application4