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Example

Army Corps of Engineers and FERC MOU on reducing red tape

The Memorandum of Understanding Between United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Non-Federal Hydropower Projects (2016) was adopted in order to spur changes that might help with the sequential, redundant, and costly nature of hydropower licensing.

Documents

  • Existing Examples

    FERC and Corps MOU

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Related Resources

Resource

FERC report, Hydroelectric Licensing Policies, Procedures and Regulations

Executive Branch Example

Vermont’s Small Hydropower Assistance Program

Executive Branch Example

Colorado’s Streamlined Federal Permitting Assistance Service for Small Hydropower

Executive Branch Example

Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014

Congress Resource

Proposed HR 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015

Congress Example

Oregon’s Existing Water Rights Expedited Process

States and State Governments