S. 1030: A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to submit to Congress a report on certain hydropower projects.
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S. 1030: A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to submit to Congress a report on certain hydropower projects.
115th Congress · introduced 2017-05-03 · Energy · Latest: By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-310.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-05-03 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-310. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to submit to Congress a report on certain hydropower projects.
Plain summary
This bill directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)to submit to Congress a report on hydropower projects that: identifies each project licensed by FERC that is located at a nonpowered site that serves as storage to support downstream power generation; analyzes the value of electric power generation associated with each of these projects; describes the range of options that exist under current law with respect to surrender or transfer of a FERC license for these projects; identifies any barriers to the surrender or transfer of a FERC license for these projects; and identifies the costs incurred by project owners resulting from the requirements imposed by a FERC license, including applicable costs broken down by category.
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Official text
A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to submit to Congress a report on certain hydropower projects.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] · 1 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] reported raising $72,269 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s1030.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>
Record fed-us-cong115-s1030 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115