,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bafb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bc1 #bjac ,mr4 
,gosar introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide for transparency and reporting  
related to direct and indirect costs    
incurred by the ,bonneville ,power      
,administration1 the ,western ,area     
,power ,administration1 the             
,southwestern ,power ,administration1   
and the ,southeastern ,power            
,administration related to compliance   
with any ,federal environmental laws    
impacting the conservation of fish and  
wildlife1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short ,title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,environmental ,compliance ,cost   
,transparency ,act of #bjac4  #b4       
,transparency and reporting  7a7        
,information included in monthly billing
 to power customers ,the ,administrators
 of each of the ,bonneville ,power      
,administration1 the ,western ,area     

,power ,administration1 the             
,southwestern ,power ,administration1   
and the ,southeastern ,power            
,administration shall include in monthly
 billings sent to each of their power   
customers information estimating and    
reporting the costs of the customer's   
share of the direct and indirect costs  
incurred by the administration related  
to compliance with any ,federal         
environmental laws impacting the        
conservation of fish and wildlife       
considered by the ,administrator        
concerned1 at that ,administrator's sole
 discretion after consultation with     
consumers1 to be relevant4  7b7 ,direct 
costs ,direct costs reported under this 
section shall include ,federal agency   
obligations related to costs of studies2
 capital1 operation1 maintenance1 and   
replacement costs2 and staffing costs4  
7c7 ,indirect costs ,indirect costs     
reported under this section shall       
include foregone generation and         
replacement power costs1 including the  

net costs of any transmission4  7d7     
,coordination ,the ,commissioner of the 
,bureau of ,reclamation and the head of 
any other affected ,federal agency shall
 assist the ,administrators with the    
identification of the costs4  7e7       
,report ,no later than ,january #cj of  
each year1 each of the ,administrators  
referred to in subsection 7a71 in       
coordination with the ,bureau of        
,reclamation and other affected ,federal
 agencies1 shall provide an annual      
report to the appropriate committees of 
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,senate estimating the total of the     
direct and indirect costs incurred by   
the administration related to compliance
 with any ,federal environmental laws   
impacting the conservation of fish and  
wildlife1 the sources of replacement    
power1 and costs related to integrating 
wind energy resources considered by the 
,administrator concerned1 at that       
,administrator's sole discretion after  
consultation with consumers1 to be      

relevant4