To establish a program to disseminate technical and other assistance to small and rural electric cooperatives to support expanding electric transmission capacity and hardening electric transmission and distribution infrastructure against cyberattacks and threats from natural hazards, with a focus on threats from wildfire, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish a program to disseminate technical and other assistance to small and rural electric cooperatives to support expanding electric transmission capacity and hardening electric transmission and distribution infrastructure against cyberattacks and threats from natural hazards, with a focus on threats from wildfire, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy, Environment, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers 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, energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section idbf85873a456d4033a66a6eaf796904d0: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Grid Resilience Improvement through Dedicated Assistance Act or the GRID Assistance Act.
- Section idc422ccc7f8584c57bd8213001eda6f8d: 2. Grid Assistance Program Subtitle A of title I of division D of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 18711 et seq.) is amended by adding at...
- Section id77e5d3e881244e95a69c22ea60adbb8c: 40114. Grid Assistance Program In this section: The term eligible entity means— a State government or the government of any political subdivision of a State; a...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish a program to disseminate technical and other assistance to small and rural electric cooperatives to support expanding electric transmission capacity and hardening electric transmission and distribution infrastructure against cyberattacks and threats from natural hazards, with a focus on threats from wildfire, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Environment, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To establish a program to disseminate technical and other assistance to small and rural electric cooperatives to support expanding electric transmission capacity and hardening electric transmission and distribution infrastructure against cyberattacks and threats from natural hazards, with a focus on threats from wildfire, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Wyden introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "administrator_of_epa"
- → Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
- "secretary_of_transportation"
- → Secretary of Transportation
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