United States · Bill · S
S. 400 (112th)
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.
Introduced
17 February 2011
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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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.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 17 February 2011
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 17 February 2011
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 17 February 2011
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/400
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/400