Hydropower Clean Energy Future Act
USA117th CongressHR-1588| House
| Updated: 3/4/2021
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Republican Representative
Washington
Cosponsors (8)
Energy Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Hydropower Clean Energy Future Act This bill expands provisions related to renewable energy, including hydropower production, and revises the hydropower licensing process. The bill updates federal renewable purchase requirements. Specifically, the bill requires the federal government to purchase an increasing amount of renewable energy, including hydropower. By 2026, 25% of the total amount of electric energy the federal government consumes during any fiscal year must be renewable energy. In addition, the bill also provides an expedited licensing process for next-generation hydropower projects. The bill also revises requirements concerning the environmental review of certain hydroelectric power projects, including by designating the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as the lead agency for the purposes of environmental reviews, allowing certain categories of projects to be exempted from such reviews, and establishing deadlines to complete such reviews. Finally, the bill establishes requirements about resolving (1) inconsistent or conflicting license terms, and (2) federal interagency disputes or disputes among federal and state agencies.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Energy
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesAlternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightDams and canalsElectric power generation and transmissionEndangered and threatened speciesEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)Government studies and investigationsIntergovernmental relationsLicensing and registrationsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesPublic utilities and utility ratesWildlife conservation and habitat protection
Hydropower Clean Energy Future Act
USA117th CongressHR-1588| House
| Updated: 3/4/2021
Hydropower Clean Energy Future Act This bill expands provisions related to renewable energy, including hydropower production, and revises the hydropower licensing process. The bill updates federal renewable purchase requirements. Specifically, the bill requires the federal government to purchase an increasing amount of renewable energy, including hydropower. By 2026, 25% of the total amount of electric energy the federal government consumes during any fiscal year must be renewable energy. In addition, the bill also provides an expedited licensing process for next-generation hydropower projects. The bill also revises requirements concerning the environmental review of certain hydroelectric power projects, including by designating the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as the lead agency for the purposes of environmental reviews, allowing certain categories of projects to be exempted from such reviews, and establishing deadlines to complete such reviews. Finally, the bill establishes requirements about resolving (1) inconsistent or conflicting license terms, and (2) federal interagency disputes or disputes among federal and state agencies.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Republican Representative
Washington
Cosponsors (8)
Energy Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Energy
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesAlternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightDams and canalsElectric power generation and transmissionEndangered and threatened speciesEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)Government studies and investigationsIntergovernmental relationsLicensing and registrationsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesPublic utilities and utility ratesWildlife conservation and habitat protection