,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bfbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ag1 #bjad ,mrs4 
,mc,caskill 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,blunt7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act to improve !
 reliability ( ! electric transmission  
grid1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title
  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,grid       
,reliability ,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,grid   
reliability  7a7 ,compliance "u em]g5cy 
ord]s ,section #bjb7;c7 ( ! ,f$]al ,p[] 
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbd;a7c77 is       
am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ 7c7 ,dur+ & ins]t+
 ! foll[+3  7c7 ,tempor>y connection &  
ex*ange ( facilities dur+ em]g5cy  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,dur+  2  7#b7 by /rik+ ,if !  
p>ties & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#b7 ,t]ms   
,if ! p>ties  2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,adm9i/ration ( ord]s  
conflict+ ) o!r laws ,9 ! case ( an ord]
 issu$ "u ?is subsection t may result 9 
a conflict ) a requirem5t ( any ,f$]al1 

,/ate1 or local environm5tal law        
7includ+ a regulation71 ! ,commission   
%all ensure t ! ord]-- 7,a7 requires    
g5]ation1 deliv]y1 int]*ange1 or        
transmission ( electric en]gy only dur+ 
h\rs necess>y to meet ! em]g5cy & s]ve !
 public int]e/2 &  7,b7 to ! maximum    
ext5t practicable-- 7i7 is consi/5t )   
any applicable ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local  
environm5tal law 7includ+ a regulation72
 &  7ii7 m9imizes any adv]se            
environm5tal impacts4  7#d7             
,applicability ( o!r laws conflict+ )   
ord]s ,to ! ext5t t an omission or      
action tak5 by a p>ty to comply ) an    
ord] issu$ "u ?is subsection 7includ+   
any omission or action tak5 to          
volunt>ily comply ) ! ord]7 results 9   
noncompliance )1 or causes a p>ty to n  
comply )1 any ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local   
environm5tal law 7includ+ a regulation71
 ! omission or action %all n be subject 
to any requirem5t1 civil or crim9al     
liability1 or a citiz5 suit "u !        
environm5tal law 7or regulation74  7#e7 

,r5ewal or reissuance ( ord]s conflict+ 
) o!r laws  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,an ord] issu$
 "u ?is subsection t may result 9 a     
conflict ) a requirem5t ( any ,f$]al1   
,/ate1 or local environm5tal law        
7includ+ a regulation7 %all expire n    
lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ! ord] is 
issu$4  7,b7 ,r5ewal or reissuance (    
ord]s ,! ,commission may r5ew or reissue
 ! ord] 9 accordance ) ?is subsection = 
subsequ5t p]iods ( n to exce$ #ij days =
 ea* p]iod1 z ! ,commission det]m9es    
necess>y to meet ! em]g5cy & s]ve !     
public int]e/4  7,c7 ,adm9i/ration ,9   
r5ew+ or reissu+ an ord] "u ?is         
p>agraph1 ! ,commission %all-- 7i7      
consult ) ! prim>y ,f$]al ag5cy )       
exp]tise 9 ! environm5tal int]e/        
protect$ by ! law 7or regulation72 &    
7ii7 include 9 ! r5ew$ or reissu$ ord]  
su* conditions z su* ,f$]al ag5cy       
det]m9es necess>y to m9imize any adv]se 
environm5tal impacts1 to ! maximum ext5t
 practicable4  7,d7 ,public availability
 ,any conditions submitt$ by a ,f$]al   

ag5cy describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,c77i7    
%all be made available to ! public4     
7,e7 ,exclusion ( conditions ,!         
,commission may exclude a condition     
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,d7 f ! r5ew$ or
 reissu$ ord] if ! ,commission-- 7i7    
det]m9es t ! condition w\ld prev5t !    
ord] f adequately address+ ! em]g5cy    
necessitat+ ! ord]2 &  7ii7 provides 9 !
 ord]1 or o!rwise makes publicly        
available1 an explanation ( !           
det]m9ation4  7#f7 ,ord]s t are /ay$1   
modifi$1 or set aside ,if an ord] issu$ 
"u ?is subsection is subsequ5tly /ay$1  
modifi$1 or set aside by a c\rt pursuant
 to section #cac or any o!r provision ( 
law1 any omission or action previ\sly   
tak5 by a p>ty t 0 necess>y to comply ) 
! ord] :ile ! ord] 0 9 effect 7includ+  
any omission or action tak5 to          
volunt>ily comply ) ! ord]7 %all rema9  
subject to p>agraph 7#d74  4  7b7       
,tempor>y connection or con/ruction by  
municipalities ,section #bjb7;d7 ( !    
,f$]al ,p[] ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4         

#hbd;a7d77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ or        
municipality aft] any p]son4