S. 1931 · 116th Congress
Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act
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This bill directs the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA)to establish a pilot project to provide increased transparency for its customers.
What it does: CRS summary · Reported to Senate · Oct 23, 2019
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 a database of specific information dating back to FY2008, including
- rates charged to customers for power and transmission services, listed by power system;
- the amount of capacity or energy sold by power system; and
- a detailed accounting of its expenditures and costs by region and for the headquarters office.
Additionally, WAPA must annually update the information it provides on the website. The updates must include specified details regarding changes to the information, the reasons for the changes, and the amount of unobligated balances retained.
The pilot project shall terminate in seven years.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act
Latest action (Oct 23, 2019): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 262.
Policy area: Energy · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 20, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.