S. 1020: A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects.

119th Congress · introduced 2025-03-13 · Energy · Latest: Became Public Law No: 119-90.

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Official title

A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects.

Plain summary

This act authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to extend construction deadlines for hydropower projects that were issued a license before March 13, 2020. FERC is authorized, upon the request of the licensees, to extend the deadline for beginning construction on such projects an additional six years beyond the eight-year extension FERC is authorized to provide under current law. The extension must consist of no more than three consecutive two-year periods. The act also provides that FERC may reinstate certain expired licenses for projects with construction deadlines extended under this act, effective as of the date they expire.

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A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] · 7 cosponsors

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House roll call 129 (2026): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S 1020 (2026-04-21): Passed

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Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119s1020.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/s>

Record fed-us-cong119-s1020 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills