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HR 2484 111th Congress House

Ratepayer Recovery Act of 2009

Official title: To provide for disaster assistance for power transmission and distribution facilities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 19, 2009 See on congress.gov
Emergency Management Disaster relief and insuranceElectric power generation and transmission
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May 20, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
May 19, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 19, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 20, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ratepayer Recovery Act of 2009 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to cite conditions under which the President is authorized to make disaster assistance contributions for the repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement of private or investor-owned power transmission and distribution facilities damaged or destroyed by a major disaster.

Cites conditions for large in-lieu contributions to a private or investor-owned power facility in any case in which the owner determines that the public welfare would not best be served by repairing, restoring, reconstructing, or replacing the facility.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1069 Identical bill Ratepayer Recovery Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · May 19, 2009
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Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · May 19, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2484: Ratepayer Recovery Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2484/
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"H.R. 2484: Ratepayer Recovery Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2484/.
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H.R. 2484, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2484/.
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