US HB537 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-12-05 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-12-05 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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. 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.
Title
Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO] | Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA] | Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-05 | House | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. |
| 2019-12-05 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| 2019-12-05 | House | Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged. |
| 2019-12-05 | House | Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged. |
| 2019-02-04 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. |
| 2019-02-04 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. |
| 2019-01-14 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. |
| 2019-01-14 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Alternative and renewable resources
Electric power generation and transmission
Water resources development
Water storage
Water use and supply
Electric power generation and transmission
Water resources development
Water storage
Water use and supply
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/537/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr537/BILLS-116hr537ih.pdf |
