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Congress·In Committee·11 months ago

Bipartisan Bill Proposes 30% Tax Credit to Modernize Hydroelectric Dams and Restore Rivers

Also known as: Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act of 2025

Legislative Progress

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Impact Analysis

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

State Impacts

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

Key Points

  • Congress is considering a plan to give dam owners a 30% tax credit for making upgrades that help the environment and improve safety. This would apply to work done starting in 2026.
  • The money can be used to build better paths for fish to swim past dams, improve water quality, or fix old structures to meet federal safety standards. It also covers the cost of removing old, useless dams that block rivers.
  • This policy aims to keep clean energy flowing while protecting wildlife. By helping dam owners pay for expensive repairs, the bill hopes to make the electric grid more reliable and keep rivers healthy for fish and local communities.
  • Small, remote dams that provide power to isolated areas not connected to the main national power grid would also be eligible for these tax breaks to help them stay in operation.
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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Mar 27, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Mar 27, 2025

Introduced in Senate

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

2026-01-01

Tax credit becomes available for hydropower improvement projects

Dam owners can start claiming the 30% credit on qualifying upgrades placed in service after December 31, 2025, reducing the cost of safety repairs, fish passage, water quality improvements, and dam removals.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act of 2025

Bill NumberS 1183
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(13)
D: 6R: 6I: 1

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