Senate - 10/23/2019 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 262. (All Actions)
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Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act
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Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act
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Official Titles as Introduced
A bill 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 (2)
Date
Actions Overview
10/23/2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 116-142.
06/20/2019
Introduced in Senate
10/23/2019 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 116-142.
06/20/2019 Introduced in Senate
All Actions (4)
Date
All Actions
10/23/2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 262. Action By: Senate
10/23/2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 116-142.
09/25/2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
06/20/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Action By: Senate
10/23/2019 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 262.
10/23/2019 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 116-142.
09/25/2019 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
06/20/2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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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.
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.
Shown Here: Introduced in Senate (06/20/2019)
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.
