#aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,s4     
#ajbj  ,,an ,,act  ,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 = n m ?an 
an additional #f 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 consi/ ( n m 
?an #c consecutive #b-ye> p]iods2  7#b7 
beg9 on ! date on :i* ! f9al ext5sion ( 
! p]iod = comm5cem5t ( con/ruction      
grant$ to ! lic5see "u section #ac ( !  
,f$]al ,p[] ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hjf7   
expires2 &  7#c7 end on ! date t is n m 
?an #f ye>s aft] ! late/ date to :i* !  
,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory ,commission is
 au?oriz$ to ext5d ! p]iod = comm5cem5t 
( con/ruction "u t section4  7d7        
,re9/atem5t ( ,expir$ ,lic5se ,if ! "t  
p]iod requir$ "u section #ac ( ! ,f$]al 
,p[] ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hjf7 to       
comm5ce con/ruction ( a cov]$ project   
expires aft] ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbc1 & be=e
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act-- 7#a7 !  
,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory ,commission   
may re9/ate ! lic5se = ! applicable     
project effective z ( ! date (          
expiration ( ! lic5se2 &  7#b7 !        
ext5sion au?oriz$ "u subsection 7b7 %all
 take effect on ! date ( t expiration4  
,pass$ ! ,s5ate ,july #bi1              

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