HR 537 · 116th Congress · Water Resources Development
Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.(2019-12-05)
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Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act This bill revises requirements governing the development of certain hydropower projects by nonfederal entities at reservoirs administered by the Bureau of Reclamation. Under current law, those hydropower developments may be governed by requirements of Reclamation or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. This bill gives Reclamation the sole authority to oversee the development of pumped storage hydropower by the nonfederal entities if the development exclusively utilizes Reclamation's reservoirs.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 537, Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act
Dec 20, 2019As reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on December 5, 2019
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