Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act
Latest action · Jul 31, 2014 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 518.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 14, 2013
- Passed HouseDec 3, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Bureau of Reclamation Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act - Amends the Water Conservation and Utilization Act (WCUA) to: (1) authorize the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Bureau of Reclamation) to enter into leases of power privileges for electric power generation in connection with any project constructed pursuant to such Act, using the processes, terms, and conditions applicable to the lease under the Reclamation Project Act of 1939; and (2) grant the Secretary authority over any project constructed pursuant to such Act in addition to and alternative to any existing authority relating to a particular project.
Specifies that no findings required as prerequisites for construction of a water conservation or utilization project under WCUA shall be required for such a lease.
Requires: (1) all right, title, and interest in and to installed power facilities constructed by non-federal entities pursuant to such a lease, and any direct revenues derived from such lease, to remain with the lessee; and (2) lease charges to be credited to the project from which the power is derived.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 16, 2013 to May 23, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | May 16, 2013 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | May 20, 2013 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | May 20, 2013 | |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | May 23, 2013 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2014Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Landrieu with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-231.
- Jul 31, 2014Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 518.
- Jun 18, 2014Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Feb 27, 2014Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.
- Dec 9, 2013Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2 | American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act | Related bill | Nov 17, 2014 |
| S 306 | Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act | Related bill | Jun 3, 2013 |
| HR 678 | Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act | Related bill | Aug 9, 2013 |
| S 2010 | Bureau of Reclamation Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act | Related bill | Jul 31, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2014Reported to Senate
- Dec 9, 2013Referred in Senate
- Dec 3, 2013Engrossed in House
- Oct 22, 2013Reported in House
- May 14, 2013Introduced in House
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