Promoting Hydropower Development at Existing Nonpowered Dams Act
This bill amends the Federal Power Act (FPA) to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to exempt from FPA license requirements any qualifying facility (a facility that meets criteria specified in this bill).
No federal authorization required for a qualifying facility may include any condition or other requirement that results in any material change to the storage, control, withdrawal, diversion, release, or flow operations of the associated qualifying nonpowered dam.
Unless FERC determines that its obligations under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for granting exemptions under this bill can be met through a categorical exclusion, its environmental review of a proposed exemption shall be only an environmental assessment.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-13 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate |
| 2017-12-12 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2017-12-12 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9809) | House floor actions |
| 2017-12-12 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2872. | House floor actions |
| 2017-12-12 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9809-9812) | House floor actions |
| 2017-12-12 | Floor | Mr. Upton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2017-12-12 | Discharge | Committee on Natural Resources discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2017-12-12 | Discharge | Committee on Transportation discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2017-12-12 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 343. | House floor actions |
| 2017-12-12 | IntroReferral | Referred jointly and sequentially to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for a period ending not later than Dec. 12, 2017 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee under clause 1(r) of rule X. | House floor actions |
| 2017-12-12 | IntroReferral | Referred jointly and sequentially to the House Committee on Natural Resources for a period ending not later than Dec. 12, 2017 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee under clause 1(m) of rule X. | House floor actions |
| 2017-12-12 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-461, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2017-12-06 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2017-12-06 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2017-10-26 | Committee | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . | House committee actions |
| 2017-06-16 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. | House committee actions |
| 2017-06-12 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House floor actions |
| 2017-06-12 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |