Sec. 12. Advisory committee
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall establish an advisory committee (referred to in this section as the committee ) to make recommendations regarding— oversight and governance of Independent System Operators or Regional Transmission Organizations; stakeholder participation best practices— that ensure transparency, accountability, independence, oversight, and fair representation; the purposes of which are to promote competition, reliability, and affordability in all transmission planning regions; and that include best practices relating to stakeholder disclosure of the impact of a proposed tariff reform on the company or client of the stakeholder prior to voting on the proposed tariff reform; enhancing transparency and open decisionmaking in regions not classified as Independent System Operators or Regional Transmission Organizations; and the requirements of governing boards within Independent System Operators or Regional Transmission Organizations.
The committee shall be composed of not more than 30 members, including— at least 2 representatives of end-use customers; at least 1 representative of transmission providers; at least 2 representatives of environmental justice and equity groups; at least 1 representative of Tribal communities; at least 1 representative of Independent System Operators; at least 1 representative of Regional Transmission Organizations; at least 1 representative of consumer protection groups; at least 2 representatives of renewable energy advocates; at least 1 representative of State commissions; at least 1 representative of public power entities; at least 1 representative of marketers; and at least 1 representative of generators.
Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the ), shall apply to the committee. Federal Advisory Committee Act