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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · S. 1213 (Introduced in Senate) — To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 and the Federal Power Act to facilitate the free market f... · Sec. 9

Sec. 9. Compliance

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Section 112(b) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2622(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with respect to each electric utility for which the authority has ratemaking authority) and each nonregulated utility shall, with respect to the standards established by paragraphs (20), (22), and
(23)of section 111(d)— commence the consideration required under those paragraphs; or set a hearing date for the consideration. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with respect to each electric utility for which the authority has ratemaking authority) and each nonregulated electric utility, shall, with respect to the standards established by paragraphs (20), (22), and
(23)of section 111(d)— complete the consideration under subparagraph (A); and make the determination referred to in section 111 with respect to the standards established by those paragraphs. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with respect to each electric utility for which the authority has ratemaking authority) and each nonregulated utility shall, with respect to the standards established by section 111(d)(21)— commence the consideration required under that paragraph; or set a hearing date for the consideration. Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with respect to each electric utility for which the authority has ratemaking authority) and each nonregulated electric utility, shall, with respect to the standards established by section 111(d)(21)— complete the consideration required under that paragraph; and make the determination referred to in section 111 with respect to the standards established by section 111(d)(21). . Section 112(c) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2622(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In the case of the standards established by paragraphs
(20)through
(23)of section 111(d), the reference contained in this subsection to the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of those paragraphs. . Section 112 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2622 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Subsections
(b)and
(c)shall not apply to a standard established under paragraphs
(20)through
(23)of section 111(d) in the case of any electric utility in a State if, before the date of enactment of this subsection— the State has implemented for the electric utility the standard (or a comparable standard); the State regulatory authority for the State, or the relevant nonregulated electric utility, has conducted a proceeding to consider implementation of the standard (or a comparable standard) for the electric utility; or the State legislature has voted on the implementation of the standard (or a comparable standard) for the electric utility. . Section 124 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2634 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In the case of each standard established under paragraphs
(20)through
(23)of section 111(d), the reference contained in this subsection to the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of those paragraphs. .
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