# 114-hr-3447: To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project.

114-hr-3447, To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC); status Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 396. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3447
- Congress: 114
- Title: To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project.
- Status: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 396.
- Introduced: 2015-09-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon the request of the licensee for FERC project numbered 12642 (W. Kerr Scott Hydropower Project in Wilkes County, North Carolina), to extend the time period during which the licensee is required to commence the construction of the project for up to three consecutive two-year periods from the date of the expiration of the extension originally issued by FERC.

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6248: Spending Safeguard Act
- 114-hr-6094: Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act
- 114-hr-5587: Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act
- 114-hr-5499: Agency Accountability Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4938: Free File Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4926: Stopping Partisan Policy at the Library of Congress Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-3447 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3447)

## Related
- [114-hr-6248: Spending Safeguard Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6248)
- [114-hr-6094: Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6094)
- [114-hr-5587: Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5587)
- [114-hr-5499: Agency Accountability Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5499)
- [114-hr-4938: Free File Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4938)
- [114-hr-4926: Stopping Partisan Policy at the Library of Congress Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4926)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3447 (as of 2025-11-18).