; and (ii) can generate electric power as water moves down through a turbine and recharge by pumping water to the upper reservoir; (B) that will be constructed, operated, and maintained for the generation of electric power in a manner that ensures that the upper and lower reservoirs or other water bodies do not impound any stream channel of any surface body of water over which Congress has jurisdiction under its authority to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the several States; and (C) in which any infrastructure connecting a project reservoir and a natural surface waterway is used for the sole purpose of the initial fill and periodic recharge of reservoirs needed for project operation. (2) Qualifying closed-loop pumped storage project The term qualifying closed-loop pumped storage project means a closed-loop pumped storage project that, as of the date of enactment of the Hydropower Clean Energy Future Act , is not licensed under, or exempted from the license requirements contained in, this part. (f) Savings clauses Nothing in this section affects— (1) any requirement of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. ), or the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq. ) that may apply to the construction, operation, or maintenance of a closed-loop pumped storage project; or (2) except as provided in subsection (d), any authority of the Commission to license a closed-loop pumped storage project under this part. . 7. Extension of time to commence construction of certain hydropower projects (a) Definition of covered project In this section, the term covered project means a hydropower project with respect to which— (1) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a license under the Federal Power Act before March 13, 2020