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Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act

H.R. 537 · 116th Congress · Jan 14, 2019 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to authorize pumped storage hydropower development utilizing multiple Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act”.

2. Authority for pumped storage hydropower development utilizing multiple Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs

Section 9(c)(1) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485h(c)(1)) is amended by inserting “and pumped storage hydropower development exclusively utilizing Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs” after “including small conduit hydropower development ”.