Tennessee Valley Authority Transparency Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-404
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2023-01-20
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Tennessee Valley Authority
Latest action: action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Tennessee Valley Authority Transparency Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill revises the duties of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors to include holding public meetings. The board must provide public notice at least six days before such a meeting, unless the meeting is designated as an emergency. The TVA provides low-cost electricity in seven southeastern states. It also provides flood control, navigation, and land management for the Tennessee River system.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 404 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 20, 2023 Mr. Burchett (for himself and Mr. Cohen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To require certain meetings of the Tennessee Valley Authority to be transparent and open to the public, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tennessee Valley Authority Transparency Act of 2023 . 2. Transparency and availability of meetings Section 2(g)(2) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 is amended to read as follows: (2) Meetings (A) In general The Board shall meet at least 4 times each year. (B) Transparency The Board shall, with respect to any meeting of the Board, a committee of the Board, or a subcommittee of the Board for which a vote is not scheduled— (i) hold such meeting in public; (ii) provide public notice of no fewer than 6 calendar days, through the website of the Board, of any such meeting; and (iii) make publicly available the minutes and summaries of any such meeting. (C) Emergency meetings Subparagraph (B)(ii) shall not apply if the chairman of the Board designates a meeting as an emergency special meeting. .