U.S. Congress - H.R.470 Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011
H.R.470 - Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011
To further allocate and expand the availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam, and for other purposes. view all titles (6)
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- Short: Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011 as enacted.
- Short: Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011 as passed senate.
- Short: Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011 as passed house.
- Short: Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011 as reported to house.
- Short: Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011 as introduced.
- Official: To further allocate and expand the availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam, and for other purposes. as introduced.
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Official Summary
12/20/2011--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on October 3, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011 - (Sec. 1) Amends the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984 (HPPA) to modify, commencing October 1, 20Official Summary
12/20/2011--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on October 3, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011 -(Sec. 1)
Amends the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984 (HPPA) to modify, commencing October 1, 2017, certain statutory schedules governing contracts for delivery of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam to specified localities in Arizona, California, and Nevada.(Sec. 2)
Directs the Secretary of Energy to:(1) create, from certain apportioned allocations of contingent capacity and firm energy, a resource pool equal to 5% of the full rated capacity of 2.074 million kilowatts and associated firm energy;
(2) offer Schedule D contingency capacity and firm energy to new allottees not receiving contingent capacity and firm energy for delivery commencing October 1, 2017; and
(3) allocate through the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) for delivery, commencing October 1, 2017, 66.7% of Schedule D contingent capacity and firm energy to specified new allottees located within the marketing area for the Boulder City Area Projects. Requires each contract offered under HPPA to:
(1) authorize and require WAPA to collect from new allottees a pro rata share of Hoover Dam repayable advances paid for by contractors before October 1, 2017, and to remit such amounts to the contractors that paid such advances in proportion to the amounts paid by them as specified in a certain Implementation Agreement;
(2) permit transactions with an independent system operator; and
(3) contain the same material terms included in those long-term contracts for purchases from the Hoover Power Plant that were made in accordance with HPPA and are in existence on the date of enactment of this Act. Subjects the contractual obligation of the Secretary to deliver contingent capacity and firm energy under HPPA to the availability of the water needed to produce such contingent capacity and firm energy. Continues through FY2067 the requirements of HPPA as the exclusive method for (in effect, congressional oversight of) the disposal of capacity and energy from Hoover Dam.
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Roll Call
The vote, Nov. 18, was 261 yeas to 165 nays, with a two-thirds majority required for approval. Vote 2: The House has agreed to the rule (H.R. 470), sponsored by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., for considering the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act ...
Hoover Power Act Passes House
On January 26, 2011, Congressman Joe Heck introduced HR 470, the Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011. HR 470 would further allocate and expand the availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam. The Boulder Canyon Project Act of 1928 ...
Recapping Last Week in Congress
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Bill Enacted: H.R.470 Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011 ...
Bill Enacted: H.R.470 Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011. December 22, 2011 | Author quasarn01. To further allocate and expand the availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam, and for other purposes. December 19, 2011: ...
Statement from the Press Secretary on HR 470 and HR 2061
Release Time: For Immediate Release On Tuesday, December 20, 2011, the President signed into law: H.R. 470, the “Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011,” which extends and amends the statutory allocation of hydroelectric ...
Bill Signed by President: H.R.470 Hoover Power Allocation Act of ...
Bill Signed by President: H.R.470 Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011. December 21, 2011 | Author quasarn01. To further allocate and expand the availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam, and for other purposes. ...
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