2017-05-03 Introduced in Senate This bill directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)to submit to Congress a report on hydropower projects that:

• identifies each project licensed by FERC that is located at a nonpowered site that serves as storage to support downstream power generation;
• analyzes the value of electric power generation associated with each of these projects;
• describes the range of options that exist under current law with respect to surrender or transfer of a FERC license for these projects;
• identifies any barriers to the surrender or transfer of a FERC license for these projects; and
• identifies the costs incurred by project owners resulting from the requirements imposed by a FERC license, including applicable costs broken down by category.

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