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Introduced
January 15, 2025
Latest Action
January 15, 2025
Primary Sponsor
Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocratic(WA)
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Reliability for Ratepayers Act This bill modifies provisions concerning the hiring and compensation of employees of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), which is a nonprofit federal power marketing administration that sells hydropower in the Northwest. Specifically, it directs BPA to develop and implement a plan that specifies and fixes the compensation for its employees, including members of the Senior Executive Service. Within a year, BPA must develop an initial compensation plan, which must be approved by the Department of Energy. BPA must implement the plan no later than one year after the plan is developed. The compensation plan must be based on an annual survey of the prevailing compensation for similar positions in the public sectors of the electric industry, provide compensation that is competitive with similar positions among consumer-owned utilities in the Western Interconnection, be consistent with BPA's approved annual general and administrative budget, and meet other criteria as outlined in the bill. BPA must (1) annually review the compensation plan and make any updates as appropriate, and (2) publish the plan and any updates made to the plan. The bill exempts BPA from certain civil service laws when it is carrying out its hiring authority. Finally, the bill subjects BPA's employees to certain merit system principles.
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2025 · second_quarter · Utilities
Issues related to regulation of public utilities - no specific legislation. Issues related to wildfire prevention, including Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act, S. 2269, H.R. 6012 and inclusion of special use permits in various Farm Bill drafts. H.R.447 - To provide compensation flexibility to address retention and hiring issues at the Bonneville Power Administration - Issues related to Bonneville Power Administration retention, recruitment, and costs. Issues related to Harborton reliability project - no specific legislation. H.R. 471, Fix Our Forests Act, including Sections 121, 122, 203, and 204 - Issues related to forest management and utility liability.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Utilities
Wildfire management policy: S.349/H.R.2492, Fire-Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025; limited liability issues with BLM and Forest Service; S.1462/H.R.471, Fix Our Forests Act. Hydropower Licensing Process: H.R.2072, to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects; S.1020, requiring the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend construction start dates for pre-2020 projects. Grid reliability, energy generation and transmission, including issues related to the Lower Snake River Dams and Columbia River System operations. Supply chain of distribution transformers. Endangered Species Act reform: H.R.1897, ESA Amendments Act of 2025. Preserving and protecting Power Marketing Administrations: H.R.447, the Reliability for Ratepayers Act. Hydropower tax policy including fully funding direct pay energy tax credits: S.1183/H.R.2160, Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act. Energy affordability and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · first_quarter · Utilities
Issues related to regulation of public utilities - no specific legislation. Issues related to support for transmission and transmission equipment manufacturing, including grid modernization technology - no specific legislation. Issues related to wildfire prevention, including Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act, S. 2269, H.R. 6012 and inclusion of special use permits in various Farm Bill drafts. H.R.447 - To provide compensation flexibility to address retention and hiring issues at the Bonneville Power Administration - Issues related to Bonneville Power Administration retention, recruitment, and costs. Issues related to Harborton reliability project - no specific legislation. H.R. 471, Fix Our Forests Act, including Sections 121, 122, 203, and 204 - Issues related to forest management and utility liability.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Democratic |
| WA |
| Kim Schrier | Democratic | WA |
| Michael Baumgartner | Republican | WA |
| Suzan K. DelBene | Democratic | WA |