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HR 3878 118th Congress House Emergency Management Congressional oversight Electric power generation and transmission Government studies and investigations Puerto Rico

To require a report on Puerto Rico's progress toward rebuilding the electric grid and detailing the efforts the Federal Government is undertaking to expedite such rebuilding, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 6, 2023 Introduced by: Torres, Ritchie Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 9, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
Jun 6, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 6, 2023
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Department of Energy to report to Congress on Puerto Rico's progress toward rebuilding the electric grid and on the federal government's efforts to expedite such rebuilding.

Such report must contain

  • an analysis of the state of Puerto Rico's electric grid;
  • information on accountability measures the federal government is implementing or planning to implement to oversee the work that the government of Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, and private sector entities are carrying out in the rebuilding of the grid;
  • an analysis of the role of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico in the rebuilding of the grid;
  • recommendations for private sector entities and governments to reduce the number of outages and blackouts;
  • proposals for legislative actions and funding needed to improve the process of fund disbursement for critical projects related to electric grids; and
  • a plan for expediting such rebuilding by not later than three months after the report is submitted.
What's happening now June 9, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.

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