United States · Law · S
S. 268 (98th)
An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain certain facilities at Hoover Dam, and for other purposes.
Introduced
27 January 1983
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Status
Became Public Law No: 98-381.
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24 March 2026
Summary
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the following hydroelectric powerplants: (1) the Friant powerplant in California; (2) the Whiskeytown powerplant in California; (3) the Yellowtail Afterbay powerplant in Montana; (4) the Red Bluff powerplant in California; (5) the Stony Gorge powerplant in California; (6) the Monticello powerplant in California; (7) the Palisades powerplant enlargement in Idaho and Wyoming; (8) the Anderson Ranch powerplant enlargement in Idaho; (9) the Minidoka powerplant rehabilitation and enlargement in Idaho and Wyoming; (10) the Boca powerplant in California and Nevada; and (11) the Prosser powerplant in 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 FY 1984 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 1984 to the Secretary of Energy for transmission facilities and the purchase of replacement capacity and energy.
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5 official files
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 18 August 1984
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 3 May 1984
Passed Senate amended
summary · EN · 4 August 1983
Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 20 May 1983
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 27 January 1983
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/senate-bill/268
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/s/268