Hoover Powerplant Act of 1984

Summary

Title I - Federal Reclamation Hydroelectric Powerplants Authorization Act of 1983 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the following hydroelectric powerplants: (1) the Whiskeytown powerplant in California; (2) the Yellowtail Afterbay powerplant in Montana; (3) the Red Bluff powerplant in California; (4) the Palisades powerplant enlargement in Idaho and Wyoming; (5) the Anderson Ranch powerplant in Idaho; (6) the Minidoka powerplant rehabilitation and enlargement in Idaho and Wyoming; and (7) the Guernsey powerplant enlargement in Wyoming. 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 contractual deliveries to customers during unit outages caused by 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 FY 1985 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 FY 1985 to the Secretary of Energy for transmission facilities and the purchase of replacement capacity and energy. Title II - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to increase the capacity of existing generating equipment at Hoover Powerplant (the uprating program) and to improve parking, visitor facilities, roads, and other facilities which will contribute to the safety and sufficiency of visitor access to Hoover Dam and Powerplant (the visitor facilities program). Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct a Colorado River bridge crossing immediately downstream from Hoover Dam in order to alleviate traffic congestion and reduce safety hazards. Amends the Colorado River Basin Project Act of 1968 to provide that non-Federal funds advanced for the Central Arizona Project and the Orme Dam and Reservoir project shall be credited to the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund and shall be available without further appropriation for such projects. Provides that the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund shall include all revenues collected in connection with the operation of facilities with respect to the Central Arizona Project and with respect to the Orme Dam and Reservoir until completion of repayment requirements of the Central Arizona Project. (Under current law, such fund shall include all such revenues including revenues which are determined to be surplus after the completion of the Central Arizona Project.) Requires the Secretary of Energy to provide for surplus revenues for the Boulder Canyon Project and for the Parker- Davis Project by increasing the rates charged to purchasers of electricity in Arizona, California, and Nevada. Provides that after the repayment period for the Central Arizona Project, the rates charged to such purchasers shall include an additional charge to provide revenues for repayment of costs in connection with the operation of Hoover Dam, certain salinity control units for the Colorado River, and certain water supply augmentation units for the Colorado River. Amends the Boulder Canyon Project Act of 1928 to eliminate the ceiling on the aggregate amount of advances which the Secretary of the Treasury may make to the Colorado River Dam fund to carry out such Act. Increases the ceiling on the authorization of appropriations to carry out such Act. Permits the adjustment of the funds required for the uprating program and the visitor facilities program at Hoover Dam and Powerplant. Amends the Boulder Canyon Project Adjustment Act of 1940 to make open-ended the period of time for which the Secretary of the Interior is directed to promulgate charges for electricity generated at Hoover Dam. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate charges for electricity generated at Hoover Dam to provide revenues for the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund. Includes in the operation costs for the Boulder Canyon project which may be paid for out of the Colorado River Dam Fund the purchase of supplemental energy to meet temporary deficiencies in firm energy which the Secretary of Energy is obligated by contract to supply. Provides that receipts from the Boulder Canyon Project which are placed in the Colorado River Dam Fund shall be available for transfer to the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund. Sets forth the interest rates for advances made for the uprating program and for the visitor facilities program at Hoover Dam and Powerplant. Requires the Secretary of Energy to offer: (1) a renewal contract for specified amounts of energy to each contractor for power generated at Hoover Dam; (2) contracts for capacity and associated energy resulting from the uprating program at Hoover Dam in the amounts specified in the General Consolidated Power Marketing Criteria or Regulations for Boulder City Area projects to purchasers in Arizona, Nevada, and California who are eligible to enter into such contracts pursuant to the Boulder Canyon Project Act; and (3) contracts for such energy as is available respectively to Arizona, Nevada, and California under such Criteria to the Arizona Power Authority, the Colorado River Commission of Nevada, and purchasers in California who are eligible to enter into such contracts pursuant to the Boulder Canyon Project Act. Sets forth requirements and restrictions with respect to such contracts. Provides that the uprating program may be undertaken with appropriated funds, funds advanced under contracts between the Secretary of the Interior and non-Federal purchasers of electricity from such program, or a combination thereof. Sets forth conditions under which claims with respect to this Act, the Boulder Canyon Project Act, or the Boulder Canyon Project Adjustment Act may be brought. Provides that reimbursement of funds appropriated for the construction of facilities at Hoover Dam and Powerplant under this title shall be a repayment requirement of the Boulder Canyon Project. Requires that electrical capacity and energy associated with the United States' interest in the Navajo generating station which is in excess of the pumping requirements of the Central Arizona Project and any needs for desalting and protective pumping facilities be marketed and exchanged by the Secretary of Energy. Requires that the marketing and exchange plan for the Navajo surplus optimize the availability of such surplus and provide financial assistance in the timely construction and repayment of construction costs of authorized features of the Central Arizona Project. Authorizes the establishment of rate components which shall be deposited in the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund and made available to implement such plan.

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Timeline

1. 1 November 1983

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 1 November 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 1 November 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 14 November 1983

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources.

   Source: Committee

5. 17 November 1983

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

6. 6 March 1984

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.

   Source: Committee

7. 6 March 1984

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

8. 21 March 1984

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

   Source: Committee

9. 21 March 1984

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

10. 3 April 1984

    Calendars

    Placed on Union Calendar No: 368.

    Source: Calendars

11. 3 April 1984

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Report No: 98-648.

    Source: Committee

12. 3 April 1984

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Report No: 98-648.

    Source: Committee

13. 25 April 1984

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.491 Reported to House.

    Source: Floor

14. 25 April 1984

    Floor

    Committee on Rules Granted an Open Rule Providing for One Hour of General Debate; Making in Order a Committee Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute now Printed in the Bill as Original Text; Waiving all Points of Order Against Consideration of the Substitute; The Rule Provides one Motion to Recommit.

    Source: Floor

15. 2 May 1984

    Passed

    Rule Passed House.

    Source: Floor

16. 3 May 1984

    Floor

    Laid on Table in House by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

17. 3 May 1984

    Vote

    Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 279 - 95 (Record Vote No: 130).

    Source: Floor

18. 3 May 1984

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 279 - 95 (Record Vote No: 130).

    Source: Floor

19. 3 May 1984

    Passed

    House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.

    Source: Floor

20. 3 May 1984

    Floor

    Called up by House by Rule.

    Source: Floor

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 3 May 1984

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 3 April 1984

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Sponsors

• Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. McNulty, James F., Jr. [D-AZ-5] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
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• Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2] · R · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to → A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 4275) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain hydroelectric powerplants at various existing water projects, and for other purposes.
• related to ← An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain certain facilities at Hoover Dam, and for other purposes.
• amends ← An amendment to require the auctioning off of Hoover Dam electricity at market rates. The amendment also requires annual reports to Congress on the recovery from the various bids. The Secretary of Energy shall conduct the auctions, and with the Secretary of Interior prepare the reports. The Secretary of Energy is to consider whether to auction winter and summer peaking capacity separately, and firm and nonfirm energy separately.
• amends ← Amendments en bloc to delete Title I. Title I provided for construction, operation and maintenance of hydroelectric powerplants at certain existing reclamation project facilities. The projects were: a) Whiskeytown and Red Bluff, both of the Central Valley project, California, and c) Yellowtail Afterbay, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin, Montana, d) Palisades, Idaho-Wyoming, e) Anderson Ranch, Boise project, Idaho, f) Minidoka, Idaho-Wyoming, and g) Guernsey, North Platte project, Wyoming.
• amends ← Amendments en bloc to change the formula for setting interest rates on funds advanced for work on the visitors facilities program.
• amends ← An amendment requiring each long-term firm power service contract to contain an article requiring the development and implementation by the purchaser thereunder of an energy conservation program. The amendment sets out criteria for the conservation program that must be contained in the contract.
• amends ← An amendment stating that the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to design, construct, operate, and maintain fish passage facilities within the Yakima River Basin and to accept funds from any entity, public or private, to design, construct, operate, and maintain such facilities.
• amends ← An amendment which allows any private or public utility not eligible for Hoover Dam power to have the opportunity to receive the 502,000 kilowatts energy which will be available when Hoover Dam power is uprated. Uprated refers to a process whereby the dam operates more efficiently; thereby, increasing its energy output. It gives greater consideration to areas serving large residential loads in the allocation of the uprated power. And it also gives preference to entities serving those areas where the retail electric rate for residential use is higher than the average for the state in which the entity serves.
• amends ← An amendment to the Boxer amendment adding,"Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Act, any revenue generated from the sale of power at Hoover Dam in excess of expenses of operation and maintenance of said dam incurred by the United States, shall be paid into the U.S. Treasury".

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