H.R. 3657

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3657 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3657

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 15, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources

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AN ACT

To amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission to annually submit to Congress a report on the status of 
ongoing hydropower relicensing applications.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Hydropower Licensing Transparency 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ANNUAL LICENSING STATUS REPORT.

The Federal Power Act is amended by inserting after section 36 (16 
U.S.C. 823g) the following:

``SEC. 37. ANNUAL LICENSING STATUS REPORT.

``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Commission 
shall submit to Congress a report on the status of--
``(1) the licensing process for each new license, and for 
each subsequent license for which sections 14 and 15 have been 
waived, for which the existing licensee has notified the 
Commission under section 15(b)(1) at least 3 years prior to 
submission of the report that such existing licensee intends to 
file an application for such new license or subsequent license, 
but such new license or subsequent license has not yet been 
issued under section 15; and
``(2) the licensing process for each original license under 
section 4(e) for which a citizen, association, corporation, 
State, Indian Tribe, or municipality has notified the 
Commission, pursuant to applicable regulations, at least 3 
years prior to submission of the report that such citizen, 
association, corporation, State, Indian Tribe, or municipality 
intends to file an application for such original license, but 
such original license has not yet been issued under section 
4(e).
``(b) Inclusions.--Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall 
include, with respect to the licensing process for each new license and 
subsequent license described in such subsection and the licensing 
process for each original license described in such subsection--
``(1) the date the notice of intent described in such 
subsection was provided to the Commission;
``(2) any docket number assigned with respect to such 
licensing process;
``(3) whether any application for such new license, such 
subsequent license, or such original license has been filed;
``(4) information regarding the status of any such 
application, including the date the Commission anticipates it 
will issue such original license, such subsequent license, or 
such new license;
``(5) the date of any upcoming proceeding or other meeting 
related to such original license, such subsequent license, or 
such new license; and
``(6) a description of any ongoing or completed actions 
required of the existing licensee, citizen, association, 
corporation, State, Indian Tribe, municipality, the Commission, 
the fish and wildlife agencies referred to in section 15(b), 
and any other agencies.
``(c) Disaggregation of Information by License Type.--The 
information included in each report submitted under subsection (a) 
shall be disaggregated by whether the information relates to a new 
license, or a subsequent license, issued under section 15 or an 
original license issued under section 4(e).''.

Passed the House of Representatives July 14, 2025.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.