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H.R. 795: Small-Scale Hydropower Enhancement Act of 2011

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H.R. 795: Small-Scale Hydropower Enhancement Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-02-18 · Energy · Latest: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-219, Part I.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-02-18 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-219, Part I. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Small-Scale Hydropower Enhancement Act of 2011

Plain summary

Small-Scale Hydropower Enhancement Act of 2011 - Exempts from certain Federal Power Act licensing requirements a hydroelectric project that uses only a non-federally owned conduit to generate electric power under 1.5 megawatts. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to revise and update the study and report on the potential for increasing electric power production capability at federally owned or operated water regulation, storage, and conveyance facilities required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Requires the study to include: (1) facilities that would result in less than 1 megawatt of capacity; and (2) information regarding the availability and importance of using materials and equipment produced and manufactured in the United States in the facilities referred to in the report. Directs the Secretary to: (1) consult, to the maximum extent practicable, with nonfederal and noncontracting interests in carrying out this study; and (2) carry it out on a nonreimbursable basis.

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Official text

Small-Scale Hydropower Enhancement Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House amended, Part I)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] · 16 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Jim Costa (D-CA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] reported raising $2.2 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-cong112-hr795 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112