Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act

This bill would change two parts of the Federal Power Act that let federal agencies set conditions on licenses for hydropower projects. For projects on federal reservations, conditions set by the agency in charge would have to reasonably mitigate the direct adverse effect of the project on that reservation. For fishways (structures that let fish pass dams), requirements set by federal agencies would have to reasonably mitigate the direct adverse effect of the project on a fish species' population in the affected river system.

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Sponsors

• Steve Daines Republican sponsor
• 4 cosponsors