Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act

United States115th CongressS-930Senate
Updated: Jul 31, 2018

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.

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HR-2371: Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  1. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

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  2. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

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  3. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 534.

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  4. By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-309.

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