HR 5556
115th Congress
House
Energy
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Electric power generation and transmission
Environmental regulatory procedures
Public utilities and utility rates
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Environmental Compliance Cost Transparency Act of 2018
Everywhere this bill has been
9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 20, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 742.
Sep 20, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-954.
Jul 18, 2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 18, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 18, 2018
Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.
Jul 11, 2018
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 26, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Apr 18, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Apr 18, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Environmental Compliance Cost Transparency Act of 2018
This bill requires the Bonneville Power Administration, the Western Area Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, and the Southeastern Power Administration to include in monthly billing statements sent to each customer estimates of the customer's share of such administration's direct and indirect costs for compliance with any relevant federal environmental laws impacting the conservation of fish and wildlife.
Each administration must report each year on: (1) estimated costs and factors affecting total power costs, including total direct and indirect compliance costs; and (2) sources of replacement power.
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 742.
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