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- Title
FERC and USACE: The Necessity of Coordination in Implementation of the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act.
- Authors
Morrissey, Shannon
- Abstract
In late 2013, Congress passed the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act ("HREA") to help meet rising energy demands by expediting the hydropower licensing process for non-federal dams. Environmental concerns regarding climate change have also increased the nation's desire to produce energy in a manner that does not emit greenhouse gases. Hydropower has significant potential for meeting these goals: the Department of Energy estimates that hydropower generators could produce approximately 15% more energy than their current levels if the nation were to install generators on 600 existing dams. Such increased production of hydroelectric power would not emit greenhouse gases. The HREA promotes hydroelectric power production and prompts Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") to streamline the permitting and licensing process, both of which are necessary to achieve greater source of energy production while decreasing greenhouse gas emissions. This Note argues that FERC and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ("USACE") should implement the HREA by acting simultaneously, with FERC issuing licenses and USACE authorizing permits and dam operation. Both agencies are statutorily required to participate in the non-federal dam licensing process, hut the agencies can work together to avoid duplicative regulation while maintaining the purpose of licensing.
- Subjects
UNITED States; UNITED States. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; UNITED States. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; UNITED States. Army. Corps of Engineers; WATER power; GREENHOUSE gas mitigation; UNITED States. Dept. of Energy; CLEAN Water Act of 1965 (U.S.); CLIMATE change laws
- Publication
U.C. Davis Law Review, 2015, Vol 48, Issue 4, p1581
- ISSN
0197-4564
- Publication type
Article