Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act

H.R. 1047, Grid Power Act; H.R. 1355, Weatherization Enhancement and Readiness Act; H.R. 3015, National Coal Council Reestablishment Act; H.R. 3062, Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Act; H.R. 3157, State Energy Accountability Act; H.R. 3616, Reliable Power Act; H.R. 3617, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act; H.R. 3632, Power Plant Reliability Act; H.R. 3638, Electric Supply Chain Act; H.R. 3657, Hydropower Relicensing Transparency Act; H.R. 3843, Baseload Reliability Protection Act; H.R. 4503, ePermit Act; H.R. 5600, SPEED and Reliability Act; H.R. 6336, FAIR Act; H.R. 6633, High-Capacity Grid Act; H.R. 6983, PRICE Act; H.R. 7258, Energy Emergency Leadership Act H.R. 7729, SURGE Act; H.R. 7977, Energy Bills Relief Act of 2026; H.R. 8248, Grid Expansion and Reliability Act; H.R. 8568, Lowering Utility Bills Act; H.R. 9332, Load Forecasting Enhancement Act; H.R. 9335, Advanced Transmission Technology to Reduce Rates Act; H.R. 9339, Affordable Innovation for the Grid Act; H.R. 9340/S. 5028, Ratepayer Protection Act; HR. 3628, State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act; S. 1327, Advancing GETs Act of 2025; S. 3034, Reliable Power Act; S. 3192, REDUCE Act; S. 3585/H.R. 8400, DATA Act; S. 3682, Power for the People Act of 2026; S. 3852, GRID Act; S. 3947, REWIRE Act; S. 4559, Energy Cost Fairness and Reliability Act; S. 465, GRID Power Act; S. 5653 Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (BAAJA) Artificial intelligence issues generally; Data center issues generally; Distribution transformers; Draft legislation on account arrears; Draft legislation on rate filing; Draft legislation on grid supply chain; Draft legislation on microgrids; Draft legislation on permitting certainty; Draft legislation on permitting reform; Draft legislation on state PUC support Draft legislation on transmission; Draft legislation related to cybersecurity; Draft legislation related to electric grid/energy infrastructure cybersecurity; Draft legislation related to security and data; Energy Efficiency generally; Energy security issues generally; Issues related to energy grid supply chain; Issues related to energy sector impacts from tariff policies; Load growth, reliability, and resource adequacy generally; HR 9337, S. 5048, Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act; Hydropower generally.

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 3657/S.3500 - the Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act, to amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to annually submit to Congress a report on the status of ongoing hydropower relicensing applications. H.R. 2072/S. 1020 - To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects. S. 3518 / H.R. 9806 - FLOWS Act, To amend the Federal Power Act to address certain alterations in, and the maintenance and repair of, project works, to provide for the licensing of micro hydrokinetic energy projects, and for other purposes. H.R.7129 / S. 3684 - Water Power Research and Development Reauthorization Act, To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to reauthorize water power research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities, and for other purposes. H.R. 9337 / S. 5048 - Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act - To amend the Federal Power Act to modernize the hydropower licensing process, and for other purposes. S. 4944 - American Energy and Mineral Infrastructure Act - To streamline permitting under the Natural Gas Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes. S.5653 - Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 - To prescribe permitting reform, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Wildfire management policy: S.1462/H.R.471, Fix Our Forests Act; H.R.2492/S.349, Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025; H.R.7567, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026. Grid reliability, energy generation and transmission, including issues related to the Lower Snake River Dams and Columbia River System operations. Supply chain of distribution transformers. Permit reform: H.R.4776, SPEED Act. Preserving and protecting Power Marketing Administrations: H.R.8132, to adjust the salary of the BPA Administrator. Hydropower policy: H.R.2072/S.1020, Build More Hydro Act; H.R.3657, Hydropower Relicensing Transparency Act; S.3518, FLOWS Act; H.R.9337, Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act. Energy affordability and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. FEMA reform: H.R.4669, FEMA Reform Act; H.R.164, POWER Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to hydropower relicensing reform; H.R.9337, Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act. Issues related to Columbia River Treaty renegotiations.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Discussed support for H.R. 7266, the Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Act (all provisions) to reauthorize the Rural and Municipal Utility Grant and Technical Assistance (RMUC) Program as authorized in section 40124 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021. Discussed general APPA support for hydropower licensing and relicensing reform, including amending section 4(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 USC ch. 12) to limit mandatory conditions and fishway prescriptions and section 241 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58) to extend trial-type hearing rights to alternative conditions under section 33 of the Federal Power Act (no legislation). Discussed the need to amend sections 4(e) and 18 of the Federal Power Act so that mandatory conditions and fishway prescriptions address only direct project effects, like those from the construction, operation, or maintenance of the licensed project (no legislation). Discussed support for S. 3518, the Fair Licensing for Operations of Water Structures (FLOWS) Act of 2025, to amend the Federal Power Act to address certain alterations in, and the maintenance and repair of, project works, to provide for the licensing of micro hydrokinetic energy projects (all provisions). Discussed support for H.R. 9337, the Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act, to amend the Federal Power Act to modernize the hydropower licensing process (all provisions). Discussed the need for permitting reform, including changes to the National Environmental Policy Act and other environmental statutes, to help expedite the siting and permitting of energy projects to meet rising electricity demand (no legislation). Discussed concerns with sections 401 and 402 in S. 4753, the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, which would expand the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions jurisdiction over non-jurisdictional entities under section 201(f) of the Federal Power Act. Discussed how interregional transmission planning should be left to each region of the country rather than imposing a one-size-fits-all federal mandate for each region to maintain a minimum level of transfer capability with its neighbors (no legislation). Discussed maintaining the existing beneficiary-pays cost allocation principle for transmission under the Federal Power Act to require the costs of a transmission project to be allocated to beneficiaries in a way that is roughly commensurate with the estimated benefits (no legislation). Discussed general support for legislation that would remove duplicative National Environmental Policy Act requirements for the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor designation and siting processes (no legislation). Discussed H.R. 7786, the SPEED & Reliability Act (all provisions), from the 118th Congress, to remove duplicative National Environmental Policy Act requirements for the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor designation and siting processes. Discussed H.R. 6633, the High-Capacity Grid Act (all provisions), to establish a best-available transmission conductor standard for certain transmission projects under the Federal Power Act and to provide for presumptions regarding cost recovery for such conductors. Discussed support for H.R. 3616/S. 3034, the Reliable Power Act, to give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission the authority to determine and mitigate the significant reliability impacts of major federal regulations (all provisions). Discussed H.R. 9332, the Load Forecasting Enhancement Act, to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to establish regional joint boards to study electric load forecasting. Discussed technical assistance for public power utilities for load forecasting. Discussed H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers (all provisions). Discussed Winter Storm Fern and the use of section 202(c) orders by the Department of Energy to ensure grid reliability. Discussed grid enhancing technologies and their potential ability to improve grid reliability but should only be deployed where there are clear reliability and consumer benefits (no legislation). Discussed support for joint ownership of transmission facilities to help facilitate transmission development while keeping costs affordable for electricity customers (no legislation). Provided feedback on draft transmission legislation to make changes to the Federal Power Act that would, among other things, expand the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions authority over public power utilities and increase costs for their customers. Provided feedback on draft legislation, the State Energy Oversight Act, on performance-based ratemaking. Discussed the need for permitting reform efforts to be technology neutral (no bill). Discussed support for H.R. 8308, the Create Expedited Reviews to Transform American Infrastructure Now (CERTAIN) Act, to reduce permitting delays and create a more predictable environment for infrastructure development (all provisions). Discussed the importance of coordination between the military and public power utilities that serve them (no legislation). Discussed issues related to defense critical electric infrastructure, including the importance of coordination between the military and Department of Energy (no legislation). Discussed existing cooperative agreements with the Department of Energy (DE-CR0000007, DE-CR0000015, and DE-CR0000026. Discussed the Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence. Discussion of distribution transformer supply chain challenges (no legislation). Discussed the impact of federal trade policies on supply chains for public power utilities (no legislation). Discussed supply chain issues facing public power utilities and the significant cost increases they are seeing for key electrical equipment that can only be acquired abroad (no legislation). Discussed the importance of the Tennessee Valley Authority to public power utilities served by it. Discussed the public power business model (no legislation). Discussed energy affordability and all the actions public power utilities take to keep electricity affordable for their customers and to assist those in need (no legislation). Discussed how public power utilities are working to ensure their customers do not bear the costs of serving large computational loads (no legislation). Discussed issues related to data center affordability and support for efforts to protect affordability and reliability, as well as ensuring a voice for public power in evaluating governance issues (FERC Docket RM26-4 and AD26-7). Discussed strategies to address the growing burden of transmission costs, including joint ownership and the elimination of transmission incentives.

H. Res. Pending: Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.; all provisions H.R. 471: Fix Our Forests Act; all provisions H.R. 1355: Weatherization Enhancement and Readiness Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 2072: To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects; all provisions H.R. 3657: Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act; all provisions H.R. 3699: Energy Choice Act; all provisions H.R. 4626: Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act; all provisions H.R. 4690: Reliable Federal infrastructure Act; all provisions H.R. 4776: Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act; all provisions H.R. 5079: Widespread Information Management for the Welfare of Infrastructure and Government Act; provisions related to critical infrastructure security/cybersecurity H.R. 5301: Promoting Innovation in Pipeline Efficiency and Safety (PIPES) Act of 2025; provisions related to pipeline safety H.R. 6176: Electricity Transmission Scorecard Act; all provisions H.R. 6177: Grid Research and Development Act; all provisions H.R. 6529: Protecting Families from AI Data Center Energy Costs Act; all provisions H.R. 6633: High-Capacity Grid Act; all provisions H.R. 7257: Securing Community Upgrades for a Resilient (SECURE) Grid Act; all provisions H.R. 8495: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2027; provisions related to spectrum H.R. 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; provisions related to cybersecurity H.R. 8889: National Dam and Hydropower Safety Improvements Act of 2026; all provisions H.R. 9022: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027; provisions related to the Department of Energy and energy efficiency programs H.R. 9171: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027; provisions related to Tribal Health Programs H.R. 9260: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027; provisions related to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funding H.R. 9332: Load Forecasting Enhancement Act; all provisions H.R. 9335: Advanced Transmission Technology to Reduce Rates Act; all provisions H.R. 9337: Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act; all provisions H.R. 9338: Pipeline Safety Authorization Act of 2026; all provisions H.R. 9339: Affordable Innovation for the Grid Act; all provisions H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection Act; all provisions S. Res. 794: Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.; all provisions S. 1020: Build More Hydro Act; all provisions S. 1183: Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act; all provisions S. 1337: Cybersecurity Information Sharing Extension Act; all provisions S. 2975: PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025; all provisions S. 3500: Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act; all provisions S. 3518: FLOWS Act; all provisions S. 3852: GRID Act; all provisions S. 3926: E-Access Act; all provisions General discussions related to the Clean Air Act-Section 111(d) and EPA 111(d) rules related to Greenhouse Gas Standards and Guidelines for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants General discussions related to the Clean Air Act - Section 202(a) and EPA Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and GHG Vehicle Standards Public Law 119-74 (H.R. 6938): The Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; And Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026; provisions related to Dept. of Energy, energy efficiency programs and Dept. of Interior tribal health programs Public Law 119-75 (H.R. 7148): The Consolidated Appropriations Act; provisions related to Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funding FCC WT Docket No. 22-323; provisions related to 5 GHz Band Spectrum FCC WT Docket No. 24-99; provisions related to 900 MHz Band Spectrum FCC WT Docket No. 24-240; provisions related to 00 MHz Band Spectrum General discussions related to resilience tax credits and grant proposals General discussions related to Counter-Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (cUAS) authority General discussions related to Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) General discussions related to wildfire safety, emergency coordination, grid modernization, liability, and permitting issues General discussions related to nuclear issues and relicensing of Diablo Canyon Power Plant General discussions related to electromagnetic spectrum assignment, licensing, and usage General discussions related to cybersecurity and grid security General discussions related to hydrogen production and use General discussions related to California utility rate and energy procurement issues General discussions related to electric vehicles and charging infrastructure General discussion related to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and transmission reform General discussion related to Department of Energy funding programs General discussion related to renewable natural gas production and use General discussion related to hydropower issues and relicensing of hydropower assets General discussion related to offshore wind issues General discussion related to AI/datacenter siting and electricity demand General discussions related to grid security issues for critical infrastructure General discussion related to Energy Storage Safety Research & Development General discussion related to Geothermal energy development General discussion related to Energy and Electricity Affordability; Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Tax Credits General discussion related to Grid planning and FERC proceedings General discussion related to natural gas issues General discussion related to power transformer supply chain issues

H. Res. Pending: Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.; all provisions H.R. 471: Fix Our Forests Act; all provisions H.R. 1355: Weatherization Enhancement and Readiness Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 2072: To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects; all provisions H.R. 2709: Save Our Sequoias Act; all provisions H.R. 3657: Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act; all provisions H.R. 3699: Energy Choice Act; all provisions H.R. 4626: Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act; all provisions H.R. 4690: Reliable Federal infrastructure Act; all provisions H.R. 4776: Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act; all provisions H.R. 5079: Widespread Information Management for the Welfare of Infrastructure and Government Act; provisions related to critical infrastructure security/cybersecurity H.R. 6176: Electricity Transmission Scorecard Act; all provisions H.R. 6177: Grid Research and Development Act; all provisions H.R. 6473: The Facilitating Increased Resilience, Environmental Weatherization And Lowered Liability (FIREWALL) Act; all provisions H.R. 6529: Protecting Families from AI Data Center Energy Costs Act; all provisions H.R. 6633: High-Capacity Grid Act; all provisions H.R. 7257: Securing Community Upgrades for a Resilient (SECURE) Grid Act; all provisions H.R. 8495: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2027; provisions related to spectrum H.R. 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; provisions related to cybersecurity H.R. 8870: BUILD America 250 Act; provisions related to electric vehicles and charging infrastructure H.R. 8889: National Dam and Hydropower Safety Improvements Act of 2026; all provisions H.R. 9022: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027; provisions related to the Department of Energy and energy efficiency programs H.R. 9171: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027; provisions related to Tribal Health Programs H.R. 9260: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027; provisions related to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funding H.R. 9332: Load Forecasting Enhancement Act; all provisions H.R. 9335: Advanced Transmission Technology to Reduce Rates Act; all provisions H.R. 9337: Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act; all provisions H.R. 9339: Affordable Innovation for the Grid Act; all provisions H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection Act; all provisions S. Res. 794: Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.; all provisions S. 1020: Build More Hydro Act; all provisions S. 1183: Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act; all provisions S. 1337: Cybersecurity Information Sharing Extension Act; all provisions S. 3500: Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act; all provisions S. 3518: FLOWS Act; all provisions S. 3852: GRID Act; all provisions S. 3926: E-Access Act; all provisions General discussions related to the Clean Air Act-Section 111(d) and EPA 111(d) rules related to Greenhouse Gas Standards and Guidelines for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants General discussions related to the Clean Air Act - Section 202(a) and EPA Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and GHG Vehicle Standards Public Law 119-21 (H.R. 1): One Big Beautiful Bill Act; provisions related to tax Public Law 119-74 (H.R. 6938): The Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; And Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026; provisions related to Dept. of Energy, energy efficiency programs and Dept. of Interior tribal health programs Public Law 119-75 (H.R. 7148): The Consolidated Appropriations Act; provisions related to Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funding Public Law 117-58: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; all provisions related to electric vehicles, grid resilience, clean energy, energy efficiency and wildfires Public Law 117-169: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; all provisions Public Law 115-97: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; provisions related to interest deductibility, capital gains, dividends, and corporate tax rate Public Law 115-141: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018; provisions related to Section 512 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act FCC WT Docket No. 22-323; provisions related to 5 GHz Band Spectrum FCC WT Docket No. 24-99; provisions related to 900 MHz Band Spectrum FCC WT Docket No. 24-240; provisions related to 00 MHz Band Spectrum General discussions related to disaster funding General discussions related to grid security issues for critical infrastructure General discussions related to resilience tax credits and grant proposals General discussions related to wildfire safety, emergency coordination, grid modernization, liability, and permitting issues General discussions related to Counter-Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (cUAS) authority General discussions related to Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) General discussions related to cybersecurity and grid security General discussions related to nuclear issues and relicensing of Diablo Canyon Power Plant General discussions related to electromagnetic spectrum assignment, licensing, and usage General discussions related to hydrogen production and use General discussions related to California utility rate and energy procurement issues General discussions related to electric vehicles and charging infrastructure General discussion related to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and transmission reform General discussion related to Department of Energy funding programs General discussion related to renewable natural gas production and use General discussion related to hydropower issues and relicensing of hydropower assets General discussion related to offshore wind issues General discussion related to AI/datacenter siting and electricity demand General discussion related to Energy Storage Safety Research & Development General discussion related to Geothermal energy development General discussion related to Energy and Electricity Affordability; Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Tax Credits General discussion related to Grid planning and FERC proceedings General discussion related to natural gas issues General discussion related to power transformer supply chain issues

H.R. 3616, Reliable Power Act H.R. 1047, GRID Power Act H.R.2986 Expediting Generator Interconnection Procedures Act of 2025 H.R. 5600, Speed and Reliability Act of 2025 H.R. 4218, Clean Air and Economic Advancement Reform (CLEAR) Act (Rep. Carter) S. _____ Senate Democratic Discussion Draft Transmission Bill (Padilla) H.R. 7977, Energy Bills Relief Act H.R. 2703, Advancing GETs Act H.R. 9340, Ratepayer Protection Act S. 3518, FLOWS Act H.R. 9337, Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE