I 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6107 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 14, 2010 Mr. Hastings of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend section 301(d) of the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984 to provide for notice regarding certification of certain projects, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the American Taxpayer and Western Area Power Administration Firm Power Customer Protection and Government Accountability Act.

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Certification

Section 301(d) of the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 16421a(d)) is amended to read as follows: (d)

Certification

(1)

In general

For each project in which the Western Area Power Administration participates pursuant to this section, the Administrator shall certify, prior to committing funds for any such project, that— (A)the project is in the public interest; (B)the project will not adversely impact system reliability or operations, or other statutory obligations; (C)it is reasonable to expect that the proceeds from the project shall be adequate to make repayment of the loan; (D)appropriate agreements have been executed to ensure that project beneficiaries shall be solely responsible for repaying all capital and operation, maintenance, and replacement costs of the project; and (E)no Federal costs associated with constructing, financing, facilitating, planning, operating, maintaining, or studying any project hereunder shall be allocated, assigned, or recovered from customers or rates of any other Western Area Power Administration power and transmission facility. (2)

Notice

Upon making a certification under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall— (A)publish a notice in the Federal Register stipulating the Administrator’s justification for certification, including supporting financial and engineering documentation; and (B)notify, and provide documentation to, the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate regarding the certification. (3)

Publication

The Administrator shall not execute any contract related to a certified project sooner than 90 days after publication in the Federal Register of the project certification. .