,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ecdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bf1 #bjaf ,mr4  
,knight introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 & 9 addition to !      
,committees on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce &      
,natural ,res\rces1 = a p]iod to be     
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to r$uce           
gov]nm5t-impos$ ob/acles to pr(itability
 & accessibility = new electric en]gy   
projects4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,en]gy ,contract+          
,opportunities ,act4  #b4 ,ext5sion (   
contract p]iods = en]gy ,section        
#eja7;b77#a77;,b7 ( title #dj1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3
  7,b7 ,public utility contracts  7i7 ,9
 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 clause 7ii71 
a contract = public utility s]vices may 
be made = a p]iod ( n m ?an #aj ye>s4   
7ii7 ,en]gy contracts ,a contract may be

 made = a p]iod ( n m ?an #cj ye>s = !  
acquisition ( r5ewable en]gy or en]gy f 
cog5]ation facilities4  4  #c4 ,effect (
 en]gy projects on birds  7a7 ,/udy ,!  
,secret>y ( ,en]gy & ! ,secret>y ( !    
,int]ior %all e/abli%1 or designate &   
modify z necess>y1 an int]ag5cy work+   
gr\p to /udy ! effects t ! developm5t ( 
! v>i\s sectors ( ! en]gy indu/ry has _h
 on bird populations4 ,su* /udy %all    
analyze-- 7#a7 basel9e avian populations
 & mortality2 &  7#b7 ! quantifiable    
impacts ( en]gy projects on birds1      
relative to o!r ?reats to birds4  7b7   
,public availability ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !   
,secret>y ( ,en]gy & ! ,secret>y ( !    
,int]ior %all make ! results ( su* /udy 
publicly available on ! websites ( _!   
respective ,dep>tm5ts4