DeGette Hails President Obama Signing Bipartisan Hydropower Bill Into Law

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) hailed President Obama's signing of H.R. 267, the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act into law. The law, co-authored with Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), facilitates the development of small hydropower and conduit projects and directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to study the feasibility of a streamlined two-year permitting process. The bill passed both Chambers of Congress unanimously before becoming law.

"As President Obama signs this bipartisan hydropower bill into law, we launch a new path toward smarter, more efficient hydropower project permitting," said DeGette. "For a state like Colorado, and indeed the entire nation, this law expands renewable and affordable hydropower – far and away our nation's largest source of clean energy – and create good jobs for American families. This initiative was a bipartisan effort from start to finish, and together we've now created a law that will help get Americans back to work and will move us forward in our nation's clean energy leadership."

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