The conferees intend that section 231 of the conference agreement shall go into effect immediately upon enactment and be available to license applicants in all ongoing and future hydroelectric licensing proceedings under the Federal Power Act. The conferees also note that section 231 is intended to complement, not undo, the reforms to the licensing process recently implemented by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Discussing the implementation of section 231 of the conference agreement related to hydroelectric licensing.
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