,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aica  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bj1 #bjai,ms4   
,mc,sally 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,s9ema7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,we/]n ,area 
,p[] ,adm9i/ration to e/abli% a pilot   
project to provide increas$ transp>5cy =
 cu/om]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,we/]n  
,area ,p[] ,adm9i/ration ,transp>5cy    
,act4  #b4 ,we/]n ,area ,p[]            
,adm9i/ration pilot project  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( 
! ,we/]n ,area ,p[] ,adm9i/ration       
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z !            
,adm9i/rator7 %all--  7#a7 e/abli% a    
pilot project1 z "p ( ! cont9u\s process
 improvem5t program & to provide        
increas$ transp>5cy = cu/om]s--  7,a7 to
 make available a database ( in=mation  
relat+ to ! ,we/]n ,area ,p[]           

,adm9i/ration 9 accordance ) p>agraph   
7#b72 &  7,b7 to provide annual updates 
to ! database 9 accordance ) subsection 
7b72 &  7#b7 publi% on a publicly       
available website ( ! ,we/]n ,area ,p[] 
,adm9i/ration1 a database ( ! foll[+    
in=mation1 beg9n+ ) fiscal ye> #bjjh1   
relat+ to ! ,we/]n ,area ,p[]           
,adm9i/ration3  7,a7 ,by p[] sy/em & 9 a
 consi/5t =mat1 rates *>g$ to cu/om]s = 
p[] & transmission s]vice4  7,b7 ,by p[]
 sy/em1 ! am\nt ( capacity or en]gy     
sold4  7,c7 ,by region1 an acc\nt+1 at !
 task level1 budget activity level1     
organizational code level1 & object     
class level1 ( all exp5ditures1         
includ+--  7i7 indirect co/s1 includ+   
ov]head co/s2  7ii7 direct *>ges &      
direct allocations2  7iii7 co/s relat$  
to contract /aff2  7iv7 co/s relat$ to  
indep5d5t consultants2  7v7 ! numb] (   
full-"t equival5ts2  7vi7 *>ges to !    
region f ! headqu>t]s (fice ( ! ,we/]n  
,area ,p[] ,adm9i/ration = all annual & 
capital co/s2 &  7vii7 exp5ses incurr$  

on behalf ( o!r ,f$]al ag5cies or       
programs or ?ird p>ties = ! adm9i/ration
 ( programs n relat$ to ! m>ket+1       
transmission1 or :eel+ ( ,f$]al hydrop[]
 res\rces )9 ! ,we/]n ,area ,p[]        
,adm9i/ration m>ket+ area1 includ+--    
7,i7 indirect co/s1 includ+ ov]head     
co/s2  7,,ii7 direct *>ges &            
allocations2  7,,iii7 co/s relat$ to    
contract /aff2 &  7,,iv7 ! numb] (      
full-"t equival5ts4  7,d7 ,= !          
headqu>t]s (fice ( ! ,we/]n ,area ,p[]  
,adm9i/ration1 an acc\nt+1 at ! task    
level1 budget activity level1           
organizational code level1 & object     
class level1 ( all exp5ditures1         
includ+--  7i7 indirect co/s1 includ+   
ov]head co/s2  7ii7 direct *>ges &      
direct allocations2  7iii7 co/s relat$  
to contract /aff2  7iv7 co/s relat$ to  
indep5d5t consultants2  7v7 ! numb] (   
full-"t equival5ts2  7vi7 a summ>y ( any
 exp5ditures describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph1 ) 
! total am\nt paid by ea* region & p[]  
sy/em2 &  7vii7 exp5ses incurr$ on      

behalf ( o!r ,f$]al ag5cies or programs 
or ?ird p>ties = ! adm9i/ration (       
programs n relat$ to ! m>ket+1          
transmission1 or :eel+ ( ,f$]al hydrop[]
 res\rces )9 ! ,we/]n ,area ,p[]        
,adm9i/ration m>ket+ area1 includ+--    
7,i7 indirect co/s1 includ+ ov]head     
co/s2  7,,ii7 direct *>ges &            
allocations2  7,,iii7 co/s relat$ to    
contract /aff2 &  7,,iv7 ! numb] (      
full-"t equival5ts4  7,e7 ,capital      
exp5ditures = ea* project1 includ+-- 7i7
 capital inve/m5ts del9eat$ by ! ye> 9  
:i* ea* inve/m5t is plac$ into s]vice2 &
  7ii7 ! s\rces ( capital = ea*         
inve/m5t4  7b7 ,annual summ>y  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! end (
 ea* fiscal ye> 9 :i* ! pilot project is
 be+ c>ri$ out "u ?is section1 !        
,adm9i/rator %all make available on a   
publicly available website--  7,a7      
updates to docum5ts made available on ! 
date ( ! initial publication ( !        
in=mation on ! website "u subsection    
7a77#b72  7,b7 an id5tification ( !     

annual *anges 9 ! in=mation publi%$ on !
 website "u subsection 7a77#b72  7,c7 ! 
reasons = ! *anges id5tifi$ "u          
subp>agraph 7,b72  7,d7 subject to      
p>agraph 7#b71 ! total am\nt ( !        
unobligat$ balances reta9$ by ! ,we/]n  
,area ,p[] ,adm9i/ration at ! end ( !   
prior fiscal ye> )9 ea* project &       
headqu>t]s by--  7i7 purpose or         
function2  7ii7 s\rce ( fund+2  7iii7   
anticipat$ program allotm5t2 &  7iv7    
und]ly+ au?ority = ea* s\rce ( fund+2 & 
7,e7 ! anticipat$ level ( unobligat$    
balances t ! ,we/]n ,area ,p[]          
,adm9i/ration expects to reta9 at ! end 
( ! fiscal ye> 9 :i* ! annual summ>y is 
publi%$1 z del9eat$ by ea* ( !          
categories describ$ 9 clauses 7i7 ?r\gh 
7iv7 ( subp>agraph 7,d74  7#b7          
,limitation ,am\nts 9 ! ,upp] ,colorado 
,riv] ,bas9 ,fund e/abli%$ by section   
#e7;a7 ( ! ,act ( ,april #aa1 #aief     
7commonly kn[n z ! ,colorado ,riv]      
,/orage ,project ,act7 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4   
#fbj;d7a771 %all n be consid]$ to be an 

unobligat$ balance reta9$ by ! ,we/]n   
,area ,p[] ,adm9i/ration = purposes (   
p>agraph 7#a77;,d74  7c7 ,t]m9ation ,!  
pilot project "u ?is section %all       
t]m9ate on ! date t is #g ye>s aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4