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S. 2070: Mohawk River Hydroelectric Projects Licensing Act of 2005

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S. 2070: Mohawk River Hydroelectric Projects Licensing Act of 2005

109th Congress · introduced 2005-11-18 · Energy · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-781.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2005-11-18 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-781. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Mohawk River Hydroelectric Projects Licensing Act of 2005

Plain summary

Mohawk River Hydroelectric Projects Licensing Act of 2005 - Prohibits the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from issuing a new license for a hydroelectric project on the Mohawk River in New York if the project has been operating under annual licenses for 10 or more years, unless FERC: (1) issues a public notice that it will accept other valid license applications to develop the project works or water resource; and (2) approves a license application, according to the requirements of this Act, if other valid license applications are submitted. Sets forth processing and approval procedures. Requires any new power license issued for such project to include the same license conditions relating to the use of affected waters as provided in the license for a specified Potomac Light & Power Company Project.

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Official text

Mohawk River Hydroelectric Projects Licensing Act of 2005

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-s2070 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109