H.R. 2786: To amend the Federal Power Act with respect to the criteria and process to qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility.
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H.R. 2786: To amend the Federal Power Act with respect to the criteria and process to qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility.
115th Congress · introduced 2017-06-06 · Energy · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 511.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-06-06 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 384 (2017): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR2786 (2017-07-18), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 511. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To amend the Federal Power Act with respect to the criteria and process to qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility.
Plain summary
This bill amends the Federal Power Act to revise the criteria for a facility to qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility. Under current law, a hydropower facility must have a capacity that does not exceed five megawatts.This bill eliminates such requirement. Additionally, the bill revises the timeframe for an entity to contest whether its hydroelectric facility meets the qualifying criteria.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
To amend the Federal Power Act with respect to the criteria and process to qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] · 1 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2786, a bill to amend the Federal Power Act with respect to the criteria and process to qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility (2017-07-18); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2786, an act to amend the Federal Power Act with respect to the criteria and process to qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility (2018-06-14)
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Diana DeGette (D-CO)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] reported raising $4.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
Recorded votes
- House roll call 384 (2017): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR2786 (2017-07-18): Passed
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr2786.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr2786 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115