Limits federal power to set conditions for hydropower projects and fish protections.
This bill would change how federal agencies can set conditions for hydropower dams. It would narrow the rules for protecting federal lands and fish populations near these projects. This could mean fewer requirements for hydropower operators.
Today, federal agencies can set hydropower license conditions and require fishways as they "deem necessary" to protect federal lands and fish. After this bill, agencies would only be able to set conditions that "reasonably mitigate the direct adverse effect" of the project on federal lands or specific fish populations. This would narrow the reasons and scope for imposing such requirements.
HR 9337 · 119th Congress · June 18, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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