US Congress Senate Bill 1751 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on June 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-10-23 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 260.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides the Department of the Interior exclusive authority to develop hydropower facilities in certain instances and contains other related provisions. Specifically, Interior shall have exclusive authority to develop small conduit hydropower using Bureau of Reclamation facilities and pumped storage hydropower that exclusively use bureau reservoirs. Currently, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) also has regulatory authority over some of the bureau infrastructure involved in such projects, so some projects require approval from both Interior and FERC. The bill also imposes various requirements related to certain proposed projects involving specified tribes in Washington State. Before Interior may issue a lease to use power generated from such a project, the parties involved must agree to a study plan that lays out certain information, time lines, and procedures for addressing issues. Such a lease must also meet certain requirements, such as conditions to ensure that the project will not interfere with the tribes' hunting and fishing rights.

Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act

Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-10-23	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 260.
2019-10-23	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment. With written report No. 116-140.
2019-09-25	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
2019-06-05	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1751/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1751/BILLS-116s1751is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1751/BILLS-116s1751rs.pdf