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HR 4857 109th Congress House

Endangered Species Compliance and Transparency Act of 2006

Official title: To better inform consumers regarding costs associated with compliance for protecting endangered and threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

Introduced: March 2, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 28, 2006
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 418.
Sep 28, 2006
Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-693.
Jul 19, 2006
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 10.
Jul 19, 2006
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 16, 2006
Committee Hearings Held.
Mar 7, 2006
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Mar 2, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Mar 2, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 28, 2006

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 418.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Endangered Species Compliance and Transparency Act of 2006 - Requires the Administrators of the Bonneville Power Administration, the Western Area Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, and the Southeastern Power Administration to provide: (1) estimates of each customer's share of each Administration's direct and indirect costs for compliance with the Endangered Species Act of 1973 in monthly billing statements; and (2) an annual report estimating such costs (on a project-by-project basis for the Western Area Power Administration and on a system-wide basis for the other Administrations) to the House Committee on Resources and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Defines: (1) direct costs to include federal agency obligations related to study-related costs, capital, operation, maintenance, and replacement costs, and staffing costs; and (2) indirect costs to include foregone generation and replacement power costs, including the net costs of any transmission.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4857: Endangered Species Compliance and Transparency Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4857/
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"H.R. 4857: Endangered Species Compliance and Transparency Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4857/.
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