,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #gdb  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#eeef  ,report ,no4 #aae-ied  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,april 
#ah1 #bjah ,mr4 ,gosar 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,abraham1 ,mr4 ,amodei1 ,mr4       
,biggs1 ,mr4 ,brat1 ,mr4 ,buck1 ,mr4    
,budd1 ,mr4 ,gianforte1 ,mr4 ,gohmert1  
,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,king of ,iowa1 ,mr4  
,mc,clintock1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4     
,norman1 ,mr4 ,pearce1 ,mr4 ,schrader1  
and ,mr4 ,yoho7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,natural ,resources       
,september #bj1 #bjah ,reported with an 
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed   
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see
 copy of bill as introduced on ,april   
#ah1 #bjah  ,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 #bjah4  #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 all costs and factors         
affecting total power costs1 including  

the costs of the customer's share of the
 direct and indirect costs that are     
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 7including  
as a result of water lost to comply with
 any ,federal environmental laws        
impacting the conservation of fish and  
wildlife71 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 that includes--  7#a7 all       
estimated costs and factors affecting   
total power costs1 including estimates  
of the total direct and indirect costs  
that are 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 relevant2 and  7#b7 the
 sources of replacement power4          

,september #bj1 #bjah ,reported with an 
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed