S. 244: A bill to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Wyoming.

109th Congress · introduced 2005-02-01 · Energy · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-298.

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Where it came from: introduced 2005-02-01 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-298. (final step reached)
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Official title

A bill to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Wyoming.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to extend, at the request of the project licensee, the deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric project number 1651 in Wyoming for three consecutive two-year periods from the expiration of the extension originally issued by the Commission.

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Official text

A bill to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Wyoming.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)

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Sponsor: Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 244, A bill to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the state of Wyoming (2005-02-14); CBO cost estimate: S. 244, A bill to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the state of Wyoming (2005-02-14); CBO cost estimate: S. 244, An act to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of an hydroelectric project in the state of Wyoming (2006-09-26); CBO cost estimate: S. 244, An act to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of an hydroelectric project in the state of Wyoming (2006-09-26)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109s244.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/s>

Record fed-us-cong109-s244 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109