H.R. 267, the "Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013"

Bill Status: 
Signed into Law
Last Action: 
Aug 9, 2013

H.R. 267, introduced by Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), John Dingell (D-MI), and others, is bipartisan legislation to facilitate the development of small hydropower and conduit projects and study the feasibility of a streamlined two-year permitting process for other low-impact development.  The bill passed the House on February 13, 2013 with a roll call vote of 422 - 0

The bill was passed in the Senate on August 1, 2013, and signed into law August 9, 2013 as Public Law 113-23

113th Congress