To direct the Secretary of Energy to develop fish and wildlife program funding alternatives to mitigate the cost to Bonneville Power Administration ratepayers, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · April 29, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
This bill directs the Secretary of Energy to find new ways to pay for the Bonneville Power Administration's fish and wildlife programs without charging those costs to electricity customers. The Bonneville Power Administration is a federal agency that generates and sells hydroelectric power in the Pacific Northwest, and currently funds fish and wildlife protection programs through charges added to customer power bills. The Secretary of Energy must work with other relevant federal agencies to develop alternative funding sources and must submit a report to Congress within six months of the bill's enactment describing these options. The legislation aims to reduce the financial burden on power and transmission service customers by shifting fish and wildlife program costs away from utility ratepayers. No specific funding amount is allocated in the bill itself.
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