S. 5048 — Introduced in Senate

II 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5048 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2026Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Risch, and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Federal Power Act to modernize the hydropower licensing process, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act. 2. Ensuring proper scope of Federal reservation license conditions Section 4(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 797(e)) is amended, in the first proviso, by inserting to reasonably mitigate the direct adverse effect of the applicable project on such reservation, so as to provide after deem necessary. 3. Ensuring proper scope of prescribed fishways Section 18 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 811) is amended, in the first sentence, by inserting , to reasonably mitigate the direct adverse effect of the applicable project on the population of a species of fish in the applicable river system before the period at the end.