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This bill, the National Dam and Hydropower Safety Improvements Act of 2020, aims to improve dam and hydropower safety. It requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to provide a briefing and report to Congress on the findings of the investigation into the Edenville Dam and Sanford Dam failures, including whether FERC's dam safety procedures should be revised. The bill also amends the Federal Power Act to require that dams meet FERC's dam safety requirements and that licensees can continue to safely operate the dams under their licenses. Additionally, the bill directs FERC to establish procedures to assess the financial viability of license applicants to meet dam safety requirements, and to hold a technical conference with states on dam maintenance, risk assessment, climate impacts, and high-hazard dams. Finally, the bill requires FERC to notify states when it issues dam safety findings, when licensees fail to repair dams, and when FERC revokes or approves the surrender of a license, and to provide relevant records to the states.

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