S.Amdt. 1427

SA 1427. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1407 submitted by Ms. Murkowski and intended to be
proposed to the bill S. 2657, to support innovation in advanced
geothermal research and development, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in subtitle H of title I, insert
the following:

SEC. 180_. SENSE OF SENATE REGARDING FEDERAL POWER MARKETING
ADMINISTRATIONS.

It is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) Federal electric transmission assets under the
authority of the Southeastern Power Administration, the
Southwestern Power Administration, the Western Area Power
Administration, and the Bonneville Power Administration
(referred to in this section as the ``Federal power marketing
administrations'') should not be sold;
(2) the sale of Federal power marketing administration
assets would result in utility rate increases for consumers;
(3) unobligated balances managed by the Federal power
marketing administrations are a necessary financial resource
that enable the Federal power marketing administrations to
meet operation and maintenance needs and applicable purchase
power and wheeling requirements;
(4) funds appropriated to the Federal power marketing
administrations are repaid by customers of the Federal power
marketing administrations; and
(5) the Congressional Budget Office should not score
purchase power and wheeling activities carried out by the
Federal power marketing administrations.
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