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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2162 

To provide for transparency and reporting related to direct and indirect 

costs incurred by the Bonneville Power Administration, the Western 

Area Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, 

and the Southeastern Power Administration related to compliance with 

any Federal environmental laws impacting the conservation of fish and 

wildlife, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 23, 2013 

Mr. GOSAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To provide for transparency and reporting related to direct 

and indirect costs incurred by the Bonneville Power Administration, the Western Area Power Administration, 

the Southwestern Power Administration, and the Southeastern Power Administration related to compliance with 

any Federal environmental laws impacting the conservation of fish and wildlife, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Environmental Compli3 ance Cost Transparency Act of 2013’’. 

4 SEC. 2. TRANSPARENCY AND REPORTING. 

5 (a) INFORMATION INCLUDED IN MONTHLY BILLING

6 TO POWER CUSTOMERS.—The Administrators of each of 

7 the Bonneville Power Administration, the Western Area 

8 Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Adminis9 tration, and the Southeastern Power Administration shall 

10 include in monthly billings sent to each of their power cus11 tomers information estimating and reporting the costs of 

12 the customer’s share of the direct and indirect costs in13 curred by the administration related to compliance with 

14 any Federal environmental laws impacting the conserva15 tion of fish and wildlife considered by the Administrator 

16 concerned, at that Administrator’s sole discretion after 

17 consultation with consumers, to be relevant. 

18 (b) DIRECT COSTS.—Direct costs reported under this 

19 section shall include Federal agency obligations related to 

20 costs of studies; capital, operation, maintenance, and re21 placement costs; and staffing costs. 

22 (c) INDIRECT COSTS.—Indirect costs reported under 

23 this section shall include foregone generation and replace24 ment power costs, including the net costs of any trans25 mission. 


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1 (d) COORDINATION.—The Commissioner of the Bu2 reau of Reclamation and the head of any other affected 

3 Federal agency shall assist the Administrators with the 

4 identification of the costs. 

5 (e) REPORT.—No later than January 30 of each 

6 year, each of the Administrators referred to in subsection 

7 (a), in coordination with the Bureau of Reclamation and 

8 other affected Federal agencies, shall provide an annual 

9 report to the appropriate committees of the House of Rep10 resentatives and the Senate estimating the total of the di11 rect and indirect costs incurred by the administration re12 lated to compliance with any Federal environmental laws 

13 impacting the conservation of fish and wildlife, the sources 

14 of replacement power, and costs related to integrating 

15 wind energy resources considered by the Administrator 

16 concerned, at that Administrator’s sole discretion after 

17 consultation with consumers, to be relevant. 

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