H.R. 2786 · 115th Congress
To amend the Federal Power Act with respect to the criteria and process to qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility.
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Richard Hudson
- Introduced
- 2017-06-06
- Latest action
- 2018-07-11 · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment. With written report No. 115-297.
Summary
This bill amends the Federal Power Act to revise the criteria for a facility to qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility.
Under current law, a hydropower facility must have a capacity that does not exceed five megawatts.This bill eliminates such requirement.
Additionally, the bill revises the timeframe for an entity to contest whether its hydroelectric facility meets the qualifying criteria.