Search Results: keywords:"electric transmission lines"

  • H. R. 8047 — To support communities that host transmission lines and to promote conservation and recreation, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:2,195

    H.R. 8047, known as the “Energizing Our Communities Act,” aims to support communities that host electric transmission lines by establishing a Community Economic Development Transmission Fund. This bill allows funds from interest on certain energy loans to be directed towards host communities...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 8047, the "Energizing Our Communities Act," is a plan to help places where big electric wires are built by giving them money from special energy loans to make their towns nicer and protect nature, like fixing parks or making schools better.

  • S. 4154 — To support communities that host transmission lines and to promote conservation and recreation, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:2,200

    The bill, S. 4154, titled the “Energizing Our Communities Act,” aims to support communities that host electric transmission lines by establishing the Community Economic Development Transmission Fund. This fund will use a portion of the interest collected from certain federal...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to help towns that have big power lines by giving them money to fix roads, build parks, or do other good things. It sets up a fund by using some of the money the government gets from loans, and it makes sure to check every year how the money is being used.