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S. 715: Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act

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S. 715: Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-04-04 · Energy · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-129.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-04-04 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · 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. 112-129. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act

Plain summary

Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act - Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to: (1) reinstate the license for either or each of the projects numbered 10822 and 10823, and (2) extend for two years after the date on which either or each such project is reinstated the time period during which the licensee must commence project construction. Directs FERC to: (1) transfer the reinstated licenses to the town of Canton, Connecticut, if it reinstates them and extends the time period during which the licensee is required to commence project construction; and (2) complete an environmental assessment for the projects and update the environmental analysis performed during the licensing process. Sets a deadline for FERC to make a final decision on reinstatement of either or both projects.

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Official text

Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · 1 cosponsors

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Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-s715 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112