S 1429In committeeEmergenciessenate

POWER Act of 2025

Introduced Apr 10, 2025 by Sen. James Lankford

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Latest action · Apr 10, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

What it does

This bill authorizes electric utilities receiving certain emergency assistance for the restoration of power to also carry out cost-effective hazard mitigation activities in combination with the power restoration activities.

Additionally, the bill specifies that electric utilities receiving such assistance for a facility may, if otherwise eligible, also receive hazard mitigation assistance for the same facility under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Public Assistance program.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

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