House Passes Foxx Legislation to Extend Construction Deadline for Wilkesboro Hydropower Project

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The House of Representatives today passed legislation by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., that authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which the Wilkesboro Hydroelectric Company is required to begin construction of its hydropower project at W. Kerr Scott Dam.

"Congress needs to make sure onerous regulatory burdens don't stand in the way of accessing or advancing all forms of American energy," said Foxx. "Wilkesboro Hydroelectric Company has worked to ensure its project meets the requirements outlined by the federal government and this legislation is consistent with previous congressional action to spur hydropower development at Corps facilities."

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