Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 930
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Apr 25, 2017
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Apr 25, 2017
Latest Action
Jul 31, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
930
Congress
115
Policy Area
Energy
Energy
Primary focus of measure is all sources and supplies of energy, including alternative energy sources, oil and gas, coal, nuclear power; efficiency and conservation; costs, prices, and revenues; electric power transmission; public utility matters.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Arizona
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act

This bill directs the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA)to establish a pilot project to provide increased transparency for its customers.

WAPA must publicly display on its website specific information dating back to FY2008, including rates charged by power systems to customers for power and transmission services, the amount of capacity or energy sold by power systems and a detailed accounting at the functional and budget activity level of all its expenditures and capital costs by region and for the headquarters office.

Additionally, WAPA must annually update the information it provides on the website, including the changes it publishes, the reasons for the changes and the amount of the unobligated balances it retains at the end of the prior fiscal year within each marketing area and at headquarters.

The pilot project shall terminate in seven years.

Text (2)
July 30, 2018
April 25, 2017
Actions (7)
07/31/2018
By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-309.
07/30/2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 534.
07/30/2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
05/17/2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
06/14/2017
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-38.
04/25/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
04/25/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
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