S 1183 · in committee · significant
Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act of 2025
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What this bill does
- Creates a 30% tax credit for investments in hydropower improvements like fish passage, dam safety upgrades, and river restoration.
- Applies to dam operators, energy companies, and tax-exempt entities making qualifying hydropower improvement projects.
- Credit is available for projects approved by federal or state regulators before January 1, 2035, and can be claimed early for construction costs.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How might a 30% tax credit for hydropower improvements affect decisions by dam operators choosing between fish passage projects and other infrastructure investments?
- 02
Which communities or stakeholders could benefit or lose out if tax-exempt hydropower operators claim credits for dam safety and river restoration work?
- 03
What evidence would help determine whether a 30% tax credit is sufficient to incentivize hydropower projects that might not otherwise be economically viable?
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Sponsor · D-WA
Maria Cantwell
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
14/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-03-27
Joining the bill
Susan M. Collins
R-ME · original
Angus S. King Jr.
I-ME · original
Patty Murray
D-WA · original
Lisa Murkowski
R-AK · original
Gary C. Peters
D-MI · original
Jeanne Shaheen
D-NH · original
Dan Sullivan
R-AK · original
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
D-NY · original
Deb Fischer
R-NE
Pete Ricketts
R-NE
Margaret Wood Hassan
D-NH
Jerry Moran
R-KS
+ 2 more
Legislative timeline
2025-03-27 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2025-03-27 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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