Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act
Latest action · Jul 31, 2018 By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-309.
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.
- IntroducedApr 25, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act
This bill directs the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) to establish a pilot project to provide increased transparency for its customers.
WAPA must publicly display on its website specific information dating back to FY2008, including rates charged by power systems to customers for power and transmission services, the amount of capacity or energy sold by power systems and a detailed accounting at the functional and budget activity level of all its expenditures and capital costs by region and for the headquarters office.
Additionally, WAPA must annually update the information it provides on the website, including the changes it publishes, the reasons for the changes and the amount of the unobligated balances it retains at the end of the prior fiscal year within each marketing area and at headquarters.
The pilot project shall terminate in seven years.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 25, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Apr 25, 2017 |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | Apr 25, 2017 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2018By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-309.
- Jul 30, 2018Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Jul 30, 2018Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 534.
- May 17, 2018Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jun 14, 2017Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-38.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2371 | Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act | Identical bill | Feb 8, 2018 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2018Reported to Senate
- Apr 25, 2017Introduced in Senate
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