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S. 1020 (119th): This act authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to extend construction deadlines for hydropower projects that were issued a license before March 13, 2020

This act authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to extend construction deadlines for hydropower projects that were issued a license before March 13, 2020. FERC is authorized, upon the request of the licensees, to extend the deadline for beginning construction on such projects an additional six years beyond the eight-year extension FERC is authorized to provide under current law. The extension must consist of no more than three consecutive two-year periods. The act also provides that FERC may reinstate certain expired licenses for projects with construction deadlines extended under this act, effective as of the date they expire.

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Recorded summary

The bill authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon licensee request, to extend construction deadlines for hydropower projects licensed before March 13, 2020. It allows an additional six years beyond the current eight-year extension, in no more than three consecutive two-year periods. It also lets FERC reinstate certain expired licenses for projects whose deadlines are extended under the act, effective as of their expiration date.

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Theological note: The bill concerns the lawful development of water-based energy infrastructure and the timing of federal permitting. Scripture's call to faithful stewardship of creation and to honest, orderly dealing under lawful authority is relevant to how such permitting is managed, but the measure itself is a routine administrative timing adjustment rather than a direct moral question. This is an issue-relevance note, not a candidate judgment.

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Roll 129 · 21-Apr-2026 3:54 PM · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Passed

Yea 394 · Nay 14 · Other 22

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