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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1719 

To better inform consumers regarding costs associated with compliance for 

protecting endangered and threatened species under the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 4, 2011 

Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS (for herself, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. 

MCCLINTOCK, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. JONES, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. HERGER, Mr. 

DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mrs. LUMMIS, and Mr. BISHOP of Utah) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 

Resources 

A BILL 

To better inform consumers regarding costs associated with 

compliance for protecting endangered and threatened 

species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Endangered Species 

5 Compliance and Transparency Act of 2011’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT COMPLIANCE ESTI2 MATION AND REPORTING. 

3 (a) CUSTOMER INFORMATION.—To better inform 

4 consumers regarding costs associated with compliance for 

5 protecting endangered and threatened species under the 

6 Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), 

7 the Administrator of each of the Bonneville Power Admin8 istration, the Western Area Power Administration, the 

9 Southwestern Power Administration, and the South10 eastern Power Administration shall include in monthly bil11 lings sent to each of the firm’s power customers informa12 tion estimating and reporting the costs of the customer’s 

13 share of the direct and indirect costs incurred by the ad14 ministration related to compliance with the Endangered 

15 Species Act of 1973 and activities related to such Act. 

16 (b) DIRECT COSTS.—Direct costs reported under 

17 subsection (a) shall include Federal agency obligations re18 lated to costs of studies; capital, operation, maintenance, 

19 and replacement costs; and staffing costs. 

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

21 subsection (a) shall include foregone generation and re22 placement power costs, including the net costs of any 

23 transmission. 

24 (d) COORDINATION.—The Director of the Bureau of 

25 Reclamation and the head of any other affected Federal 


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1 agency shall assist the Administrators with the identifica2 tion of the costs. 

3 SEC. 3. ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973 COMPLIANCE 

4 REPORT. 

5 No later than January 30 of each year, each of the 

6 Administrators referred to in section 2(a), in coordination 

7 with the Bureau of Reclamation and other affected Fed8 eral agencies, shall provide an annual report to the Com9 mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Representa10 tives and the Committee on Environment and Public 

11 Works of the Senate estimating direct and indirect costs 

12 associated with compliance with the Endangered Species 

13 Act of 1973— 

14 (1) on a project-by-project basis, for the West15 ern Area Power Administration; and 

16 (2) on a systemwide basis, for each of the other 

17 power marketing administrations. 

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