HR 254 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 18, 2013 Became Public Law No: 113-20.

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.

  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2013
  2. Passed HouseApr 9, 2013
  3. Passed SenateJul 10, 2013
  4. To the PresidentJul 12, 2013
  5. Became lawJul 18, 2013

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act - Declares that, in order to facilitate hydropower development on the Diamond Fork System (Utah), a certain amount of reimbursable costs allocated to project power in the Power Appendix of the October 2004 Supplement to the 1988 Bonneville Unit Definite Plan Report shall be considered final costs, as well as specified costs in excess of the total maximum repayment obligation, subject to the same terms and conditions.

States that: (1) this Act does not obligate the Western Area Power Administration to purchase or market any of the power produced by the Diamond Fork power plant; and (2) none of the costs associated with development of transmission facilities to transmit power from the Diamond Fork power plant shall be assigned to power for the purpose of Colorado River Storage Project ratemaking.

Prohibits any hydroelectric power generation or transmission facility on the Diamond Fork System from being financed or refinanced with any obligation: (1) whose interest enjoys federal tax-exempt status; or (2) which enjoys certain federal tax credits.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to report to certain congressional committees if hydropower production on the Diamond Fork System has not commenced 24 months after enactment of this Act, stating the reasons such production has not commenced, and presenting a detailed timeline for future hydropower production.

Prohibits the use of Western Area Power Administration borrowing authority under the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984 to fund any study or construction of transmission facilities developed as a result of this Act.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 90Passed400–4Apr 9, 2013

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 25

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 18, 2013Became Public Law No: 113-20.
  2. Jul 18, 2013Signed by President.
  3. Jul 12, 2013Presented to President.
  4. Jul 11, 2013Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Jul 10, 2013Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5623)

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 26Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation ActIdentical billJun 20, 2013

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.

Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Apr 10, 2013Received in Senate
  3. Apr 9, 2013Reported in House
  4. Apr 9, 2013Engrossed in House
  5. Jan 15, 2013Introduced in House

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