To direct the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration to reduce rates for firm electric service customers due to shortfalls in generation from certain Bureau of Reclamation hydroelectric facilities, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration to reduce rates for firm electric service customers due to shortfalls in generation from certain Bureau of Reclamation hydroelectric facilities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Energy, Civil Rights.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section id8da61e713c524381896f6b366425405b: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hydropower Delivery Rate-reduction Offset Act of 2024 or the HYDRO Act of 2024.
- Section idb1461eb35cf346d5acd211ae02b234c6: 2. Findings Congress finds that— the sale of hydropower from Federal facilities at cost-based rates to project use and firm electric service customers has...
- Section idae5dd19564b2428f8ee517bbcedf4ffb: 3. Sense of Congress relating to the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration It is the sense of Congress that— the Administrator of the Western...
- Section id7b00bf2d04b04a07b01a39dfe62ba935: 4. Hydropower drought mitigation Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and each January 1 thereafter, the Administrator shall notify...
- Section id6d601fa6d9884e249e8469d17bd87f79: 5. Effect Nothing in this Act preempts the obligations of the Administrator to set rates to recover costs as may be required by law. Nothing in this Act...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration to reduce rates for firm electric service customers due to shortfalls in generation from certain Bureau of Reclamation hydroelectric facilities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Energy, Civil Rights
Primary Purpose
This bill, To direct the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration to reduce rates for firm electric service customers due to shortfalls in generation from certain Bureau of Reclamation hydroelectric facilities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Mark Kelly
D-AZ | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Kelly (for himself and Ms. Sinema) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
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