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Hydropower policy in the United States includes all the laws, rules, regulations, programs and agencies that govern the national hydroelectric industry. Federal policy concerning waterpower developed over considerable time before the advent of electricity, and at times, has changed considerably, as water uses, available scientific technologies ...
The Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013 is a Law that was introduced into the United States House of Representatives of the 113th United States Congress on January 15, 2013. It passed the House on February 13, 2013 by a vote of 422-0, [ 1 ] and then passed the Senate by unanimous consent on August 1, 2013. [ 2 ]
The Federal Power Act is a law appearing in Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the United States Code, entitled "Federal Regulation and Development of Power".Enacted as the Federal Water Power Act on June 10, 1920, and amended many times since, [1] its original purpose was to more effectively coordinate the development of hydroelectric projects in the United States.
Public Law 110-343, [3] incorporating: Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 [4] Strategic Petroleum Reserve Fill Suspension and Consumer Protection Act; Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008; Promoted biofuels; Created tax incentives for electric vehicles; Extended and modified renewable energy tax incentives and defined ...
Oct. 30—The U.S. Department of Energy on Monday gave a boost to a proposed high-voltage transmission line that would run through New Hampshire and bring hydropower to New England. The feds ...
One proposed law that would amend PURPA is the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013 (H.R. 267). The bill was introduced into the United States House of Representatives of the 113th United States Congress on January 15, 2013, and it passed the House on February 13, 2013 by a vote of 422-0.
Under New York law, both the New York Attorney General or a district attorney may prosecute alleged polluters who make oil spills. [98] The state has enacted a number of recent laws to control carbon emissions. [99] The state collects an effective rate of 24.4 cent per gallon tax on gasoline and gasohol, and 22.65 cents per gallon on diesel. [1]
The sustainability of the hydropower sector was the subject of a report by the World Commission on Dams in 2000. [6] The HSAP was developed in response to the Commission's recommendations, as well as standards set out in the Equator Principles , World Bank Safeguard Policies, IFC Performance Standards and sustainability guidelines developed by ...