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H.R. 460 112th Congress House

Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project.

Introduced: January 26, 2011 See on congress.gov
Energy Electric power generation and transmissionPublic utilities and utility ratesUtahWater use and supply
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 30, 2012
Committee on The Budget discharged.
May 30, 2012
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-503, Part I.
May 30, 2012
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 356.
Apr 25, 2012
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 25, 2012
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 25, 2012
Subcommittee on Water and Power Discharged.
Apr 17, 2012
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 3, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Jan 26, 2011
Introduced in House
Jan 26, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action May 30, 2012

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 356.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act - (Sec. 3) Declares that, in order to facilitate hydropower development on the Diamond Fork System (Utah), a certain amount of reimbursable costs allocated to project power in the Power Appendix of the October 2004 Supplement to the 1988 Bonneville Unit Definite Plan Report shall be considered final costs, as well as specified costs in excess of the total maximum repayment obligation, subject to the same terms and conditions.

(Sec. 4) States that: (1) this Act does not obligate the Western Area Power Administration to purchase or market any of the power produced by the Diamond Fork power plant, and (2) none of the costs associated with development of transmission facilities to transmit power from the Diamond Fork power plant shall be assigned to power for the purpose of Colorado River Storage Project ratemaking.

(Sec. 5) Prohibits any hydroelectric power generation or transmission facility on the Diamond Fork System from being financed or refinanced with any obligation: (1) whose interest enjoys federal tax-exempt status, or (2) which enjoys certain federal tax credits.

(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to report to certain congressional committees if hydropower production on the Diamond Fork System has not commenced 24 months after enactment of this Act, stating the reasons such production has not commenced, and presenting a detailed timeline for future hydropower production.

(Sec. 7) Provides that the budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled "Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation" for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to vote on passage.

(Sec. 8) Prohibits the use of Western Area Power Administration borrowing authority under the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984 to fund any study or construction of transmission facilities developed as a result of this Act.

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