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US HB447
Bill
Status
1/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
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AI Summary
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Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) must develop and implement a compensation plan within 1 year of enactment, with annual reviews and updates, to address employee retention and hiring challenges
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Compensation must be based on annual surveys of prevailing pay in the public electric industry sector and be competitive with consumer-owned utilities in the Western Interconnection
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BPA administrator gains exemption from several federal civil service laws (chapters 34, 43, 51, 53, 57, and 59 of title 5) when setting employee compensation
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Salaries exceeding Level IV of the Executive Schedule must be disclosed in quarterly public business reviews
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BPA may hire physicians for employee physical exams and appoint experts without regard to civil service laws to carry out agency functions
Legislative Description
Reliability for Ratepayers Act
Energy
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
1/15/2025