Alaska keeps power plant under public control forever.
S. 5501 — A bill to amend the Alaska Power Administration Asset Sale and Termination Act to modify and continue an exemption from application of the Federal Power Act for the Snettisham Hydroelectric Project, and for other purposes. · Filed by Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill changes a 1995 law about Alaska's Snettisham power plant. It removes language that would let the break from federal power rules expire. It also stops the plant from being sold to a private business. The bill makes the break from federal rules permanent.
Who it affects
The Alaska Power Administration, which runs the power plant. People who buy power from the plant. The bill keeps the plant public instead of selling it.
One thing to notice
The bill removes federal rules that apply to most power plants. This power plant will not have to follow Federal Power Act rules.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Sep 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Sep 24, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Snettisham power plant — A plant in Alaska that makes power from flowing water.
- Federal Power Act — Federal rules that control how power plants work and protect nature.
- break — Permission to not follow a rule that normally applies.
- Alaska Power Administration — The government agency that owns and runs the power plant.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (260 characters) on Oct 3, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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