A bill to amend Public Law 106-511 to reauthorize the Navajo electrification demonstration program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-4498
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2020-08-06
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources

Arizona

Electric power generation and transmission

Energy storage, supplies, demand

New Mexico
Latest action: action_date: 2020-08-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-08-06
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill reauthorizes the Navajo Electrification Demonstration Program, under which the Department of Energy must provide implementation grants to the Navajo Nation for bringing electricity to Navajo households.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4498 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 6, 2020 Mr. Heinrich (for himself and Ms. McSally ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To amend Public Law 106–511 to reauthorize the Navajo electrification demonstration program, and for other purposes.

1. Navajo electrification demonstration program Section 602 of Public Law 106–511 (114 Stat. 2376; 119 Stat. 779) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in the first sentence, by striking 10-year ; and (B) in the third sentence, by striking by the year 2011 ; and (2) by striking subsections (d) and (e) and inserting the following: (d) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated the Secretary of Energy to carry out this section $89,000,000 for fiscal year 2020. .