,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajcg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bb1    
#bjae ,mr4 ,risch introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
expand the provisions for termination of
 mandatory purchase requirements under  
the ,public ,utility ,regulatory        
,policies ,act of #aigh4  #a4           
,recognition of ,state determinations   
,section #baj7m7 of the ,public ,utility
 ,regulatory ,policies ,act of #aigh    
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbd;a-#c7m77 is         
amended--  7#a7 by redesignating        
paragraphs 7#c71 7#d71 7#e71 7#f71 and  
7#g7 as paragraphs 7#d71 7#e71 7#f71    
7#g71 and 7#h71 respectively2  7#b7 by  
inserting after paragraph 7#b7 the      
following3  7#c7 ,state ,determination  
,after the date of enactment of this    
paragraph1 no electric utility shall be 
required to enter into a new contract or
 obligation to purchase electric energy 

from a qualifying cogeneration facility 
or a qualifying small power production  
facility under this section if the      
,state regulatory agency having         
ratemaking authority over the electric  
utility has determined that the electric
 utility has no need to acquire         
additional generation resources in order
 to meet its obligation to serve        
customers in the public interest4  2    
7#c7 in paragraph 7#d7 7as so           
redesignated7-- 7,a7 in the second      
sentence1 by striking of this           
subsection2 and  7,b7 by inserting or in
 paragraph 7#c7 after paragraph 7#a7    
each place it appears2 and  7#d7 in     
paragraph 7#e7 7as so redesignated7--   
7,a7 in the first sentence1 by striking 
paragraph 7#c7 and inserting paragraph  
7#d72  7,b7 in the second sentence1 by  
striking of this subsection2 and  7,c7  
by inserting or in paragraph 7#c7 after 
paragraph 7#a7 each place it appears4