Modernize hydropower licensing

Cliff Bentz introduced the Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act to modernize the federal relicensing process for hydroelectric projects and protect existing power generation. Non-federal projects must receive federal licenses, renewed every 30 to 50 years.

Context: The source does not detail the proposed licensing changes. The bill was introduced, not reported as enacted.

In their own words

to Modernize Hydro-Electric Re-Licensing and to Protect Existing Energy Generation

The source

Cliff Bentz: Energy

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Retrieved: 11/10/2026