Senate Bill 734
115th Congress(2017-2018)
A bill to extend a project of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission involving the Cannonsville Dam.
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 27, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
734
Congress
115
Policy Area
Energy
Energy
Primary focus of measure is all sources and supplies of energy, including alternative energy sources, oil and gas, coal, nuclear power; efficiency and conservation; costs, prices, and revenues; electric power transmission; public utility matters.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
This bill authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon request, to extend by eight years the time period during which construction must commence on the Cannonsville Hydroelectric Project located on the West Branch of the Delaware River in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. (The City of New York was granted a construction license for the Cannonsville Hydroelectric Project on May 13, 2014.)
Additionally, FERC may reinstate the construction license if it is expired.
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05/24/2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 102.
05/24/2017
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with amendments. With written report No. 115-83.
03/30/2017
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
03/27/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
03/27/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:36:12 PM