S. 2035: A bill to extend the time required for construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes.

109th Congress · introduced 2005-11-17 · Energy · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 547.

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Where it came from: introduced 2005-11-17 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 547. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

A bill to extend the time required for construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

Instructs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon licensee request, to: (1) extend the period for commencing construction of project works for FERC project number 4656 (Arrowrock Hydroelectric Project, Idaho) for a period of three years, if the project license is in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; or (2) reinstate the license, if it has been terminated already, and extend for an additional three years the period for commencing such construction.

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Official text

A bill to extend the time required for construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] · 3 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2035, A bill to extend the time required for construction of a hydroelectric project in the state of Idaho, and for other purposes (2006-06-02); CBO cost estimate: S. 2035, A bill to extend the time required for construction of a hydroelectric project in the state of Idaho, and for other purposes (2006-06-02)

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Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ron Wyden (D-OR)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109s2035.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/s>

Record fed-us-cong109-s2035 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109