Cathy McMorris Rodgers

“ The term qualifying conduit hydropower facility means a facility (not including any dam or other impoundment) that is determined or deemed under paragraph (2) (C) to meet the qualifying criteria. (C) The term qualifying criteria means, with respect to a facility— (i) the facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power and uses for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned conduit; (ii) the facility has an installed capacity that does not exceed 5 megawatts ”

“ Sec. 3. Promoting small hydroelectric power projects Subsection (d) of section 405 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2705) is amended by striking “5,000” and inserting “10,000”. ”

“ Promoting small hydroelectric power projects. Sec. 4. Promoting conduit hydropower projects. Sec. 5. FERC authority to extend preliminary permit periods. Sec. 6. Promoting hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects. Sec. 7. DOE study of pumped storage and potential hydropower from conduits.
Sec. 2. Findings Congress finds that—
(1) the hydropower industry currently employs approximately 300,000 workers across the United States; (2) hydropower is the largest source of clean, renewable electricity in the United States ”