II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 490 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 2, 2017 Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Tester , and Mr. Risch ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam.

1. Reinstatement and extension of time for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project involving Gibson Dam Notwithstanding the time period specified in section 13 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 806 ) that would otherwise apply to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project numbered 12478–003, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (referred to in this section as the Commission ) shall, at the request of the licensee for the project, after reasonable notice, and in accordance with the good faith, due diligence, and public interest requirements of, and the procedures of the Commission under, that section, reinstate the license and extend the time period during which the licensee is required to commence construction of the project for the 6-year period that begins on the date of enactment of this Act.