Expressing the sense of Congress that hydropower is an essential renewable resource and the United States should protect existing hydropower resources.

IV 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 15 Expressing the sense of Congress that hydropower is an essential renewable resource and the United States should protect existing hydropower resources. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 5, 2021 Mrs. RODGERS of Washington (for herself, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. FULCHER, and Mr. SIMPSON) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of Congress that hydropower is an essential renewable resource and the United States should protect existing hydropower resources. Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 1 concurring), That is the sense of the Congress that— 2 (1) hydropower is a renewable resource for pur- 3 poses of all Federal programs and is an essential 4 source of energy in the United States; and 5 (2) the United States should protect existing 6 hydropower resources and increase substantially the 7 capacity and generation of clean, renewable hydro- 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:23 Feb 06, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HC15.IH HC15 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HCON 15 IH power resources to address a changing climate and 1 improve environmental quality in the United States. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:23 Feb 06, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HC15.IH HC15 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS