US HB2915 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on September 14 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-04-16 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 298.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

American Taxpayer and Western Area Power Administration Customer Protection Act of 2011 [sic] - Repeals the borrowing authority of the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) under the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984, as amended by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, that authorizes the WAPA to borrow funds from the Treasury to: (1) construct, finance, facilitate, plan, operate, maintain, or study construction of new or upgraded electric power transmission lines; and (2) deliver or facilitate the delivery of power generated by renewable energy resources. Exempts from such repeal: (1) projects approved by the Department of Energy (DOE) through memorandum before September 15, 2011; and (2) Projects in Execution in the WAPA May 17, 2011, Quarterly Report on Borrowing Authority Projects.

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Title

American Taxpayer and Western Area Power Administration Customer Protection Act of 2011

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History

DateChamberAction
2012-04-16HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 298.
2012-04-16HouseReported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-431.
2011-10-05HouseOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 17.
2011-10-05HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2011-10-05HouseSubcommittee on Water and Power Discharged.
2011-09-22HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held.
2011-09-15HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
2011-09-14HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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