2017’s Proposed HR 3043
Would have directed FERC to consider the significant investment of project upgrades and improvements when establishing the new license term during a project’s next relicensing.
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Proposed HR 8 of 2015
Would have (among other things) authorized FERC to extend license terms beyond 50 years when approving a project upgrade or efficiency improvement.
American Water Infrastructure Act
Created a fast-track procedure for the licensing of efficiency upgrades at hydropower facilities, as well as modernization activities and upgrades that are not anticipated to produce significant environmental effects.
Oregon’s Existing Water Rights Expedited Process
Encourages micro and small hydropower development by alleviating some of the costs associated with hydropower permitting.
Vermont’s Small Hydropower Assistance Program
Directs the state to enter into a MOU with FERC to simplify the regulatory review process for small hydropower projects.
Colorado’s Streamlined Federal Permitting Assistance Service for Small Hydropower
Colorado and FERC entered into an MOU to streamline processing requirements to encourage the development of small hydropower.
Energy Policy Act of 2005
Process improvements for natural gas pipeline certification may be useful applied to the hydropower licensing realm.
FAST Act
Process improvements in transportation licensing may serve as a model for a similar effort in the approval processes for hydropower.
Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014
Established budgetary penalties against the Army Corps of Engineers for failing to meet deadlines established in a centralized permitting schedule.
Army Corps of Engineers and FERC MOU on reducing red tape
Adopted in order to spur changes that might help with the sequential, redundant, and costly nature of hydropower licensing.