[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8155 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8155

To direct the Secretary of Energy to develop fish and wildlife program 
     funding alternatives to mitigate the cost to Bonneville Power 
           Administration ratepayers, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 29, 2024

   Mr. Newhouse (for himself, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Zinke, and Mr. Bentz) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to develop fish and wildlife program 
     funding alternatives to mitigate the cost to Bonneville Power 
           Administration ratepayers, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ratepayer Funding Alternative Act''.

SEC. 2. FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM FUNDING ALTERNATIVES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the 
heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall develop, with respect 
to the fish and wildlife program of the Bonneville Power 
Administration, alternative funding options that do not pass the 
expense of the program on to the power and transmission service 
customers of the Bonneville Power Administration.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to each of 
the Committees on Appropriations for the House of Representatives and 
the Senate a report that describes the alternative funding options 
developed under subsection (a).
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