To require the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration to establish a pilot project to provide increased transparency for customers, and for other purposes.
Actions Overview (1)
Date
Actions Overview
09/20/2019
Introduced in House
09/20/2019 Introduced in House
All Actions (6)
Date
All Actions
02/12/2020
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. Action By: Committee on Natural Resources
02/12/2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Action By: Committee on Natural Resources
02/12/2020
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
10/02/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Action By: Committee on Natural Resources
09/20/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Action By: House of Representatives
09/20/2019
Introduced in House Action By: House of Representatives
02/12/2020 Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
02/12/2020 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
02/12/2020 Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
10/02/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
09/20/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Committees, subcommittees and links to reports associated with this bill are listed here, as well as the nature and date of committee activity and Congressional report number.
Committee / Subcommittee
Date
Activity
Reports
House Natural Resources
09/20/2019
Referred to
02/12/2020
Markup by
House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
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 a database of specific information dating back to FY2008, including
rates charged to customers for power and transmission services, listed by power system;
the amount of capacity or energy sold by power system; and
a detailed accounting of its expenditures and costs by region and for the headquarters office.
Additionally, WAPA must annually update the information it provides on the website. The updates must include specified details regarding changes to the information, the reasons for the changes, and the amount of unobligated balances retained.
The pilot project shall terminate in seven years.
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Shown Here: Introduced in House (09/20/2019)
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 a database of specific information dating back to FY2008, including
rates charged to customers for power and transmission services, listed by power system;
the amount of capacity or energy sold by power system; and
a detailed accounting of its expenditures and costs by region and for the headquarters office.
Additionally, WAPA must annually update the information it provides on the website. The updates must include specified details regarding changes to the information, the reasons for the changes, and the amount of unobligated balances retained.