,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #edde  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ag1         
#bjai,mr4 ,/ew>t introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc to    
enc\rage ! con/ruction ( critical       
infra/ructure1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be ref]r$ to z
 ! ,critical ,infra/ructure ,act (      
#bjai4  #b4 ,transp>5cy & report+  7a7  
,in=mation includ$ 9 mon?ly bill+ to p[]
 cu/om]s ,! ,adm9i/rators ( ea* ( !     
,bonneville ,p[] ,adm9i/ration1 ! ,we/]n
 ,area ,p[] ,adm9i/ration1 ! ,s\?we/]n  
,p[] ,adm9i/ration1 & ! ,s\!a/]n ,p[]   
,adm9i/ration %all include 9 mon?ly     
bill+s s5t to ea* ( _! p[] cu/om]s      
in=mation e/imat+ & report+ all co/s &  
factors affect+ total p[] co/s1 includ+ 
! co/s ( ! cu/om]'s %>e ( ! direct &    
indirect co/s t are incurr$ by !        
adm9i/ration relat$ to compliance ) any 
,f$]al environm5tal laws impact+ !      

cons]vation ( fi% & wildlife consid]$ by
 ! ,adm9i/rator conc]n$1 at t           
,adm9i/rator's sole discretion aft]     
consultation ) consum]s1 to be relevant4
  7b7 ,direct co/s ,direct co/s report$ 
"u ?is section %all include ,f$]al ag5cy
 obligations relat$ to-- 7#a7 co/s (    
/udies2  7#b7 capital1 op]ation1        
ma9t5ance1 & replacem5t co/s2 &  7#c7   
/aff+ co/s4  7c7 ,indirect co/s         
,indirect co/s report$ "u ?is section   
%all include =egone g5]ation 7includ+ z 
a result ( wat] lo/ to comply ) any     
,f$]al environm5tal laws impact+ !      
cons]vation ( fi% & wildlife71 &        
replacem5t p[] co/s1 includ+ ! net co/s 
( any transmission4  7d7 ,coord9ation ,!
 ,commission] ( ! ,bureau ( ,reclamation
 & ! head ( any o!r affect$ ,f$]al ag5cy
 %all assi/ ! ,adm9i/rators ) !         
id5tification ( ! co/s4  7e7 ,report ,no
 lat] ?an ,janu>y #cj ( ea* ye>1 ea* ( !
 ,adm9i/rators ref]r$ to 9 subsection   
7a71 9 coord9ation ) ! ,bureau (        
,reclamation & o!r affect$ ,f$]al       

ag5cies1 %all provide an annual report  
to ! appropriate committees ( ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate t includes-- 
7#a7 all e/imat$ co/s & factors affect+ 
total p[] co/s1 includ+ e/imates ( !    
total direct & indirect co/s t are      
incurr$ by ! adm9i/ration relat$ to     
compliance ) any ,f$]al environm5tal    
laws impact+ ! cons]vation ( fi% &      
wildlife consid]$ by ! ,adm9i/rator     
conc]n$1 at t ,adm9i/rator's sole       
discretion aft] consultation ) consum]s1
 to be relevant2 &  7#b7 ! s\rces (     
replacem5t p[]4  #c4 ,prohibition (     
designation ( c]ta9 habitat 9 an        
artificial wat] deliv]y or /orage       
facility z critical habitat ,section    
#d7;a77#c7 ( ! ,endang]$ ,species ,act (
 #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecc7;a77#c77 is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,c7  
,! ,secret>y %all n designate z critical
 habitat any area 9 a wat] /orage       
res]voir1 wat] div]sion /ructure1 canal1
 or o!r wat] /orage1 div]sion1 or       
deliv]y facility1 :]e habitat is        

p]iodically creat$ & de/roy$ z a result 
( *anges 9 wat] levels caus$ by !       
op]ation ( su* facility4  4  #d4        
,p[]l9es access categorical exclusion   
,any project to in/all or ma9ta9        
electrical transmission poles or p[]l9es
 %all be categorically exclud$ "u !     
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq474  #e4     
,species pres5ce 9 buff] "r-(-way       
categorical exclusion ,not)/&+ any o!r  
provision ( law1 a con/ruction project t
 includes a buff] area %all be          
categorically exclud$ "u ! ,national    
,environm5tal ,policy ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 if ! project   
w\ld o!rwise only require an assessm5t  
"u su* ,act because ( ! pres5ce (       
prairie dogs 9 su* buff] area4