Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to provide annual reports to Congress on the status of hydropower licensing and relicensing proceedings.
Who Benefits and How
Congress and hydropower stakeholders would benefit from more regular visibility into licensing timelines and status.
Who Bears the Burden and How
FERC would face an ongoing reporting obligation to compile and submit the required licensing status information.
Key Provisions
- Adds a new annual licensing status report requirement to the Federal Power Act.
- Covers both new licenses and certain subsequent licenses.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to submit annual reports to Congress on the status of hydropower licensing and relicensing processes.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Government Administration
Primary Purpose
Require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to submit annual reports to Congress on the status of hydropower licensing and relicensing processes.
Policy Domains
Hydropower Licensing Status Reports
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Congressional overseers
- Hydropower license applicants
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported …
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and …
Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself and Mr. Daines) introduced the …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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