Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the following hydroelectric powerplants: (1) the Friant powerplant, California; (2) the Whiskeytown powerplant, California; (3) the Yellowtail Afterbay powerplant, Montana; (4) the Buffalo Bill Dam powerplant replacement, Wyoming; (5) the Red Bluff powerplant, California; (6) the Stony Gorge powerplant, California; (7) the Monticello powerplant, California; (8) the Palisades powerplant enlargement, Idaho and Wyoming; (9) the Anderson Ranch powerplant enlargement, Idaho; (10) the Minidoka powerplant rehabilitation and enlargement, Idaho and Wyoming; (11) the Boca powerplant, California and Nevada; and (12) the Prosser powerplant, California and Nevada. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to construct, operate, and maintain transmission facilities for such powerplants and to purchase replacement capacity and energy in order to maintain deliveries to customers during unit outages caused by such powerplant construction.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Energy to minimize the loss of capacity and energy to power customers due to unit outages resulting from such powerplant construction. Directs the Secretary of Energy to maintain deliveries of capacity and energy at contract prices to customers affected by such unit outages.
Requires that the hydroelectric power generated by such facilities be marketed through specified Federal hydroelectric power marketing systems.
Authorizes appropriations beginning in fiscal year 1982 to the Secretary of the Interior for construction, operation, and maintenance of the powerplants authorized under this Act and the cost of replacement capacity and energy. Authorizes appropriations beginning in fiscal year 1982 to the Secretary of Energy for transmission facilities and the purchase of replacement capacity and energy.
Introduced in Senate
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Interior Department; Energy Department; OMB.
Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Murkowski favorably with amendments. With written report No. 97-61.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Murkowski favorably with amendments. With written report No. 97-61.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 85.
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Considered by Senate.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources.
Executive Comment Requested from DOE, Interior.