POWER Act of 2025
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill amends Section 403 of the Stafford Act to explicitly allow electric utilities to combine cost-effective hazard mitigation activities (like undergrounding lines or hardening infrastructure) with emergency power. It relies on exemptions and definition changes. The main policy areas are Energy.
Who Benefits and How
Electric utilities (investor-owned utilities, municipal utilities, electric cooperatives) could see lower costs and Electric utility customers in disaster-prone areas could face reduced risk.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Amends Section 403 of the Stafford Act to explicitly allow electric utilities to combine cost-effective hazard mitigation activities (like undergrounding lines or hardening infrastructure) with emergency power...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill amends Section 403 of the Stafford Act to explicitly allow electric utilities to combine cost-effective hazard mitigation activities (like undergrounding lines or hardening infrastructure) with emergency power.
Key Policy Areas
Energy
Primary Purpose
The bill amends Section 403 of the Stafford Act to explicitly allow electric utilities to combine cost-effective hazard mitigation activities (like undergrounding lines or hardening infrastructure) with emergency power.
Policy Domains
Section 2 - Essential Assistance
Identified Gains
- Electric utilities (investor-owned utilities, municipal utilities, electric cooperatives)
- Electric utility customers in disaster-prone areas
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Lankford (for himself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Wicker, …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Electric utilities (investor-owned utilities, municipal utilities, electric cooperatives)
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "fema"
- → Federal Emergency Management Agency
- "electric_utilities"
- → Electric utilities (investor-owned and public)
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