A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to ensure that rates and charges for electric energy are assessed in proportion to measurable reliability or economic benefit, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Feb 17, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 17, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Federal Power Act to deny any rate or charge for the transmission of electric energy contained in any filing made or proceeding initiated after June 17, 2010, from being considered just and reasonable unless it is based upon an allocation of costs for new transmission facilities that is reasonably proportionate to measurable economic or reliability benefits projected, as determined by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), to accrue to the persons that pay such rates or charges.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 17, 2011 to Feb 28, 2011, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Feb 17, 2011 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Feb 17, 2011 |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Original | Feb 17, 2011 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | Feb 17, 2011 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Feb 17, 2011 |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Original | Feb 17, 2011 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Feb 28, 2011 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 17, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Feb 17, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 17, 2011Introduced in Senate
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