On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, which includes a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill for fiscal year (FY) 2021 along with $900 billion in COVID-19 stimulus relief. The Act includes a variety of measures to promote clean energy and climate policy, as well as several hydropower-related provisions. The Act reauthorizes sections 242 and 243 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which provide incentive payments to make efficiency improvements at existing hydropower facilities, or to retrofit existing dams and conduits with generating facilities. It would also expand the scope of the section 242 program to include certain small hydropower facilities up to 20 megawatts (MW) in areas with inadequate electric service.