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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.
People & committees
Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] · R–AZ
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 533.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-649.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-649.
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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