,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cejj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #af1 
#bjbe,ms4 ,cortez ,masto 7for herself   
and ,mr4 ,daines7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,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 ,part ,i
 of the ,federal ,power ,act 7#af       
,u4,s4,c4 #gib et seq47 is amended by   
adding at the end 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 the       
existing licensee intends to file an    
application for the new license or      
subsequent license1 but the 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 the citizen1 association1          
corporation1 ,state1 ,indian ,tribe1 or 
municipality intends to file an         
application for the original license1   
but the 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 that subsection and the    
licensing process for each original     
license described in that subsection--  
7#a7 the date the notice of intent      
described in that subsection was        
provided to the ,commission2  7#b7 any  
docket number assigned with respect to  
the licensing process2  7#c7 whether any
 application for the new license1       
subsequent license1 or original license1
 as applicable1 has been filed2  7#d7   
information regarding the status of the 
application1 including the date the     
,commission anticipates the ,commission 
will issue the original license1        
subsequent license1 or new license1 as  
applicable2  7#e7 the date of any       
upcoming proceeding or other meeting    
relating to the original license1       
subsequent license1 or new license1 as  

applicable2 and  7#f7 a description of  
any ongoing or completed actions        
required of the existing licensee1      
citizen1 association1 corporation1      
,state1 ,indian ,tribe1 municipality1   
,commission1 any fish and wildlife      
agency referred to in section           
#ae7;b77#c71 and any other applicable   
agency4  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