Number: RL32921
Title: Hydropower Licenses and Alternative Licensing Conditions in H.R. 6
Authors: Kyna Powers, Resources, Science, and Industry Division 
Abstract: To make sure navigable waters are managed for the public interest, Congress oversees the construction and operation of hydroelectric facilities. Congress directly authorizes federal hydropower projects and requires that private hydropower projects obtain federal licenses. This report summarizes federal licensing and licenseconditioning authority for nonfederal projects, discusses key arguments for and against changing the process through which federal resource agencies issue license conditions, and reviews current legislative proposals to revise federal licensing authority.
Pages: 11
Date: May 12, 2005