(WASHINGTON, DC) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted 257 to 166 on Wednesday to approve the Hydropower Policy Modernization Act H.R. 3043 (115) revamping the permitting process for hydropower projects.
"This bill won't change outcomes or environmental standards. Instead, it will speed up the relicensing process and save time and money," bill sponsor Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said in a statement.
Twenty-six Democrats backed the measure, while three Republicans voted against it.
