Save America's Utility Infrastructure and Secure America Now Act of 2008
Latest action · Sep 30, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 29, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Save America's Utility Infrastructure and Secure America Now Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Power Act to grant the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) enforcement powers with respect to electric reliability standards. (Currently such powers are exercised by an Electric Reliability Organization [ERO].)
Revises penalty guidelines to subject to federal criminal law any person who violates a FERC-approved electric reliability standard.
Requires FERC to issue a rule in connection with electric reliability standards to prohibit disturbances (other than planned maintenance) lasting greater than five days at certain substations.
Instructs the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to study and report to Congress on gaps in emergency planning preparedness and management as related to specified, vulnerable populations.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Sep 29, 2008Introduced in House
- Sep 29, 2008Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Sep 29, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Department of Energy
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Energy
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
- Government studies and investigations
- Public utilities and utility rates
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2008Introduced in House
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