Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act

3.0.0 4444 2023-01-11T13:44:06Z 2023-01-11T13:44:06Z House HR 2019-09-20 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 152 (Friday, September 20, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOSAR:H.R. 4444.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3. (Commerce Clause) TheCommerce Clause give Congress the power to ``regulatecommerce . . . among several states''. If the matter inquestion is not purely a local matter or if it has an impacton inter-state commerce, then it falls within the power ofCongress. National Federal of Independent Business v.Sebelius (2012).[Page H7866]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Discharged from 2020-02-12T20:27:01Z Referred to 2019-10-02T21:52:29Z Reported by 2020-12-15T19:55:56Z Markup by 2020-02-12T20:37:43Z Referred to 2019-09-20T13:03:30Z H. Rept. 116-649 Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act 116 1931 S 2019-10-23 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 262. Related bill CRS 2020-12-15 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 533. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00533 2020-12-15 Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-649. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2020-12-15 Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-649. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2020-02-12 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2020-02-12 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2020-02-12 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged. Committee 2019-10-02 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2019-09-20 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2019-09-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-09-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 N B001302 Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] Andy Biggs R AZ 5 2019-09-20 True C001124 Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] TJ Cox D CA 21 2019-09-20 True H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2019-09-20 True K000362 Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] Steve King R IA 4 2019-09-20 True L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2019-09-20 True L000589 Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] Debbie Lesko R AZ 8 2019-09-20 True M001209 Rep. McAdams, Ben [D-UT-4] Ben McAdams D UT 4 2019-09-20 True M001177 Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] Tom McClintock R CA 4 2019-09-20 True S001183 Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] David Schweikert R AZ 6 2019-09-20 True T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 2019-09-20 True K000368 Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-2] Ann Kirkpatrick D AZ 2 2019-09-20 True O000171 Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] Tom O'Halleran D AZ 1 2019-09-20 True B001297 Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] Ken Buck R CO 4 2019-09-20 True 2020-02-24T15:59:47Z H.R. 4444, Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56194 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on February 12, 2020 Energy Alternative and renewable resources Department of Energy Electric power generation and transmission Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Public utilities and utility rates Energy

00 2019-09-20 Introduced in House 2020-05-08T13:41:56Z 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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07 2020-12-15 Reported to House 2021-01-22T16:30:16Z 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.

The pilot project shall terminate in seven years.

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Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act Display Title Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act Official Title as Introduced 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. Reported in House RH Short Title(s) as Introduced Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Reported to House Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act H House Reported in House RH Reported in House 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4444rh/xml/BILLS-116hr4444rh.xml Introduced in House 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4444ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4444ih.xml 2020-12-15 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 533. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.