Global InformationCollinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act information
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| Long title | To reinstate and transfer certain hydroelectric licenses and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of certain hydroelectric projects. |
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| Announced in | the 113th United States Congress |
| Sponsored by | Rep. Elizabeth H. Esty (D, CT-5) |
| Number of co-sponsors | 0 |
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| Acts affected | Federal Power Act, National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, |
| U.S.C. sections affected | 16 U.S.C. § 806, 16 U.S.C. § 801, 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq., 16 U.S.C. § 797 |
| Agencies affected | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Council on Environmental Quality, |
| Legislative history | |
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The Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act (H.R. 316; Pub. L. 113–122 (text) (PDF)) is a U.S. public law that was introduced into the 113th United States Congress, which passed in the United States House of Representatives on February 12, 2013. The bill allows the town of Canton, Connecticut, to take over two lapsed licenses from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in order to refurbish two old local dams. The dams would be used to produce hydroelectric power.