The purpose of this legislation, known as the Protecting Our Water Energy Resources Act or the POWER Act, is to establish rules around the breaching of federally operated dams and the retirement of energy generation sources. The main goals are to protect the environment, maintain energy reliability, and ensure that any changes to energy sources do not negatively impact carbon emissions or the economy. One of the key provisions prohibits the Secretary of the Army from breaching a federally operated dam under certain conditions.