Hydropower Re-Licensing

Book excerpt: This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. The Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm. issues licenses for up to 50 years to construct and operate non-fed. hydropower projects. These projects must be re-licensed when their licenses expire in order to continue operating. Fed. resource agencies issue license conditions to protect fed. lands and prescriptions to assist fish passage on these projects. Parties to the licensing process may: request a "hearing" on any disputed issue of material fact related to a condition or prescription; and propose alternative conditions or prescriptions. This report: (1) determines the extent to which stakeholders have used provisions in re-licensing, and their outcomes; and (2) describes stakeholders' views on the impact on re-licensing and conditions and prescriptions. Illustrations.