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Sec. 2 · H.R. 3657

Annual licensing status report

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Section 15 of the The Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 808) is amended by adding at the end inserting after section 36 (16 U.S.C. 823g) the following: (g) (1) 37. Annual licensing status report (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, section, and annually thereafter, the Commission shall submit to Congress a report on the status of of— (1) the licensing process for each new license, and for each subsequent license for which an sections 14 and 15 have been waived, for which the existing licensee has notified the Commission under subsection (b)(1) 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 this section. 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 paragraph (1) subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the licensing process for each new license and subsequent license described in such paragraph— (A) 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 under subsection (b)(1); (B) Commission; (2) any docket number assigned with respect to such licensing process; (C) (3) whether any application for a such new license, such subsequent license, or such original license has been filed; (D) (4) information regarding the status of any such application, including the date the Commission anticipates it will issue the such original license, such subsequent license, or such new license; (E) (5) the date of any upcoming proceeding or other meeting related to such original license, such subsequent license, or such new license; and (F) (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 subsection (b) of this section, section 15(b), and any other agencies..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)..

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