H.R. 4857Endangered Species Compliance and Transparency Act of 2006
[109th]
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Title:
Endangered Species Compliance and Transparency Act of 2006
Sponsor: Rep
McMorris, Cathy [R-WA-5] (introduced 3/2/2006
) Cosponsors: 18
Committees: House Resources
Latest Major Action:
SUMMARY
AS OF:
Endangered Species Compliance and Transparency Act of 2006 - Requires the Administrators of the Bonneville Power Administration, the Western Area Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, and the Southeastern Power Administration to provide: (1) estimates of each customer's share of each Administration's direct and indirect costs for compliance with the Endangered Species Act of 1973 in monthly billing statements; and (2) an annual report estimating such costs (on a project-by-project basis for the Western Area Power Administration and on a system-wide basis for the other Administrations) to the House Committee on Resources and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
COSPONSORS, ALPHABETICAL
[* = original cosponsor]: (Change sort: by
date, by
party)
Cosponsor Statistics: 18 current (includes 5 original, excludes 1 withdrawn)
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Rep Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] - 6/7/2006 |
Rep Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] - 5/24/2006 |
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Rep
Cubin, Barbara [R-WY] - |
Rep Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2] - 6/7/2006 |
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Rep Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] - 4/26/2006 |
Rep Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] - 3/2/2006 * |
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Rep Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5] - 6/7/2006 |
Rep Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] - 5/11/2006 |
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Rep Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4] - 6/7/2006 |
Rep Nunes, Devin [R-CA-21] - 6/8/2006 |
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Rep Osborne, Tom [R-NE-3] - 6/14/2006 |
Rep Otter, C. L. (Butch) [R-ID-1] - 3/2/2006 * |
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Rep Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] - 4/26/2006 |
Rep Radanovich, George [R-CA-19] - 4/26/2006 |
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Rep
Rehberg, Dennis R. [R-MT] - |
Rep Renzi, Rick [R-AZ-1] - 5/11/2006 |
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Rep Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] - 3/2/2006 * |
Rep Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] - 3/2/2006 * |
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Rep Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] - 3/2/2006 *(withdrawn - 3/14/2006) |
Endangered Species Compliance and Transparency Act of 2006 (Introduced in House)
HR 4857 IH
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H.
R. 4857
To better inform consumers regarding costs associated with compliance for protecting endangered and threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
IN
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Miss MCMORRIS (for herself, Mr. DICKS, Mr. OTTER, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. HASTINGS
of
A
BILL
To better inform consumers regarding costs associated with compliance for protecting endangered and threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives of the
This Act may be cited as the `Endangered Species Compliance and Transparency Act of 2006'.
(a) Customer Information- To better inform consumers regarding costs associated with compliance for protecting endangered and threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the Administrators of the Bonneville Power Administration, the Western Area Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, and the Southeastern Power Administration shall each include in monthly billings sent to each firm's power customer information estimating and reporting the costs of each customer's share of the direct and indirect costs incurred by each administration related to compliance with the Endangered Species Act and activities related to such Act.
(b) Direct Costs- Direct costs shall include Federal agency obligations related to study-related costs, capital, operation, maintenance, and replacement costs, and staffing costs.
(c) Indirect Costs- Indirect costs shall include foregone generation and replacement power costs, including the net costs of any transmission.
(d) Coordination- The Bureau of Reclamation and any other affected Federal agencies shall assist the Administrators with the identification of the costs.
No later than January 30 of each year, each Administrator, in coordination with the Bureau of Reclamation and other affected Federal agencies, shall provide an annual report to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate estimating direct and indirect costs associated with compliance with the Endangered Species Act of 1973 on a project-by-project basis for the Western Area Power Administration and on a system-wide basis for each of the other power marketing administrations.