Modernizes the hydropower licensing process under the Federal Power Act.
The Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act amends the Federal Power Act to modernize the hydropower licensing process. It modifies the conditions of federal reservation licenses to reasonably mitigate the direct adverse effects of applicable projects on fish populations in river systems. The bill also adjusts the scope of prescribed fishways to ensure they are properly defined and implemented.
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