To amend the Federal Power Act to provide for Federal and State coordination of permitting for electric transmission facilities, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Apr 22, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Progress
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- IntroducedApr 6, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Designates the Department of Energy (DOE) as the lead agency for purposes of coordinating all applicable Federal authorization and related environmental review of a proposed electricity transmission or distribution facility upon request of a current or prospective applicant for Federal authorization related to such a facility.
Instructs DOE to establish prompt and binding intermediate milestones and ultimate deadlines for the review of and Federal authorization decisions relating to the proposed facility.
Sets a one-year deadline for completion of all permit decisions and related environmental reviews regarding an application.
Requires the Secretary of Energy to consult regularly with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and FERC-approved Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators on changes to the national grid that will improve reliability, relieve congestion, and enhance the capability of the grid to deliver electricity.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 22, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
- Apr 6, 2005Introduced in House
- Apr 6, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Administrative procedure
- Administrative remedies
- Department of Energy
- Electric power distribution
- Electric power transmission
- Electric utilities
- Energy
- Energy facilities
- Environmental assessment
- Environmental Protection
- Federal-Indian relations
- Federal-state relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Law
- Licenses
- Minorities
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Right-of-way
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 6, 2005Introduced in House
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