,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bfbj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ag1     
#bjad ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill 7for herself and
 ,mr4 ,blunt7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,environment and   
,public ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the
 ,federal ,power ,act to improve the    
reliability of the electric transmission
 grid1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,grid ,reliability ,act of #bjad4  
#b4 ,grid reliability  7a7 ,compliance  
under emergency orders ,section #bjb7;c7
 of the ,federal ,power ,act 7#af       
,u4,s4,c4 #hbd;a7c77 is amended-- 7#a7  
by striking 7c7 ,during and inserting   
the following3  7c7 ,temporary          
connection and exchange of facilities   
during emergency  7#a7 ,in general      
,during  2  7#b7 by striking ,if the    
parties and inserting the following3    
7#b7 ,terms ,if the parties  2 and  7#c7
 by adding at the end the following3    

7#c7 ,administration of orders          
conflicting with other laws ,in the case
 of an order issued under this          
subsection that may result in a conflict
 with a requirement of any ,federal1    
,state1 or local environmental law      
7including a regulation71 the           
,commission shall ensure that the       
order-- 7,a7 requires generation1       
delivery1 interchange1 or transmission  
of electric energy only during hours    
necessary to meet the emergency and     
serve the public interest2 and  7,b7 to 
the maximum extent practicable-- 7i7 is 
consistent with any applicable ,federal1
 ,state1 or local environmental law     
7including a regulation72 and  7ii7     
minimizes any adverse environmental     
impacts4  7#d7 ,applicability of other  
laws conflicting with orders ,to the    
extent that an omission or action taken 
by a party to comply with an order      
issued under this subsection 7including 
any omission or action taken to         
voluntarily comply with the order7      

results in noncompliance with1 or causes
 a party to not comply with1 any        
,federal1 ,state1 or local environmental
 law 7including a regulation71 the      
omission or action shall not be subject 
to any requirement1 civil or criminal   
liability1 or a citizen suit under the  
environmental law 7or regulation74  7#e7
 ,renewal or reissuance of orders       
conflicting with other laws  7,a7 ,in   
general ,an order issued under this     
subsection that may result in a conflict
 with a requirement of any ,federal1    
,state1 or local environmental law      
7including a regulation7 shall expire   
not later than #ij days after the date  
the order is issued4  7,b7 ,renewal or  
reissuance of orders ,the ,commission   
may renew or reissue the order in       
accordance with this subsection for     
subsequent periods of not to exceed #ij 
days for each period1 as the ,commission
 determines necessary to meet the       
emergency and serve the public interest4
  7,c7 ,administration ,in renewing or  

reissuing an order under this paragraph1
 the ,commission shall-- 7i7 consult    
with the primary ,federal agency with   
expertise in the environmental interest 
protected by the law 7or regulation72   
and  7ii7 include in the renewed or     
reissued order such conditions as such  
,federal agency determines necessary to 
minimize any adverse environmental      
impacts1 to the maximum extent          
practicable4  7,d7 ,public availability 
,any conditions submitted by a ,federal 
agency described in subparagraph 7,c77i7
 shall be made available to the public4 
7,e7 ,exclusion of conditions ,the      
,commission may exclude a condition     
described in subparagraph 7,d7 from the 
renewed or reissued order if the        
,commission-- 7i7 determines that the   
condition would prevent the order from  
adequately addressing the emergency     
necessitating the order2 and  7ii7      
provides in the order1 or otherwise     
makes publicly available1 an explanation
 of the determination4  7#f7 ,orders    

that are stayed1 modified1 or set aside 
,if an order issued under this          
subsection is subsequently stayed1      
modified1 or set aside by a court       
pursuant to section #cac or any other   
provision of law1 any omission or action
 previously taken by a party that was   
necessary to comply with the order while
 the order was in effect 7including any 
omission or action taken to voluntarily 
comply with the order7 shall remain     
subject to paragraph 7#d74  4  7b7      
,temporary connection or construction by
 municipalities ,section #bjb7;d7 of the
 ,federal ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4    
#hbd;a7d77 is amended by inserting or   
municipality after any person4