[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 3, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S1413]
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  SA 1427. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1407 submitted by Ms. Murkowski and intended to be 
proposed to the bill S. 2657, to support innovation in advanced 
geothermal research and development, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place in subtitle H of title I, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 180_. SENSE OF SENATE REGARDING FEDERAL POWER MARKETING 
                   ADMINISTRATIONS.

       It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) Federal electric transmission assets under the 
     authority of the Southeastern Power Administration, the 
     Southwestern Power Administration, the Western Area Power 
     Administration, and the Bonneville Power Administration 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Federal power marketing 
     administrations'') should not be sold;
       (2) the sale of Federal power marketing administration 
     assets would result in utility rate increases for consumers;
       (3) unobligated balances managed by the Federal power 
     marketing administrations are a necessary financial resource 
     that enable the Federal power marketing administrations to 
     meet operation and maintenance needs and applicable purchase 
     power and wheeling requirements;
       (4) funds appropriated to the Federal power marketing 
     administrations are repaid by customers of the Federal power 
     marketing administrations; and
       (5) the Congressional Budget Office should not score 
     purchase power and wheeling activities carried out by the 
     Federal power marketing administrations.
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