The House will vote on legislation this week to address hydropower licensing concerns, promote solar energy development in Arizona and conserve wetlands.
The chamber is taking up the bills under suspension of the rules, a process to fast-track measures with broad support. No amendments are allowed.
H.R. 3657, the “Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act” from Reps. Kim Schrier (D-Wash.) and Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho), would require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to report annually on the wait times for hydropower relicensing applications. It cleared committee 47-0.
“Chip manufacturing and data center expansion are driving energy demand through the roof, and it’s critical that we meet the moment,” Schrier said in a news release. “By providing transparency on the hydropower dam relicensing process, we can better inform all parties and streamline the process.”
