16 USC 838m – Power marketing administration transmission borrowing authority
(a) Borrowing authority
(1) In general
Subject to paragraph (2), for the purposes of providing funds to assist in the financing of the construction, acquisition, and replacement of the Federal Columbia River Power System and to implement the authority of the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration (referred to in this section as the “Administrator”) under the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 839 et seq.), an additional $10,000,000,000 in borrowing authority is made available under the Federal Columbia River Transmission System Act (16 U.S.C. 838 et seq.), to remain outstanding at any 1 time.
(2) Limitation
The obligation of additional borrowing authority under paragraph (1) shall not exceed $6,000,000,000 by fiscal year 2028.
(b) Financial plan
(1) In general
The Administrator shall issue an updated financial plan by the end of fiscal year 2022.
(2) Requirement
As part of the process of issuing an updated financial plan under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall—
(A) consistent with asset management planning and sound business principles, consider projected and planned use and allocation of the borrowing authority of the Administrator across the mission responsibilities of the Bonneville Power Administration; and
(B) before issuing the final updated financial plan—
(i) engage, in a manner determined by the Administrator, with customers with respect to a draft of the updated plan; and
(ii) consider as a relevant factor any recommendations from customers regarding prioritization of asset investments.
(c) Stakeholder engagement
The Administrator shall—
(1) engage, in a manner determined by the Administrator, with customers and stakeholders with respect to the financial and cost management efforts of the Administrator through periodic program reviews; and
(2) to the maximum extent practicable, implement those policies that would be expected to be consistent with the lowest possible power and transmission rates consistent with sound business principles.
(d) Repayment
Terms Used In 16 USC 838m
- Administrator: means the Administrator, Bonneville Power Administration. See 16 USC 838a
- electric power: means electric peaking capacity or electric energy, or both. See 16 USC 838a
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
Any additional Treasury borrowing authority received under this section shall be fully repaid to the Treasury in a manner consistent with the applicable self-financed Federal budget accounts.