,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abai  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #f1 #bjae 
,ms4 ,murkowski introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,energy and       
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,public ,utility ,regulatory  
,policies ,act of #aigh to provide for  
the safe and reliable interconnection of
 distributed resources and to provide   
for the examination of the effects of   
net metering4  #a4 ,reliability and     
distributed resources ,section #aaa7;d7 
of the ,public ,utility ,regulatory     
,policies ,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#bfba7;d77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#bj7 ,consideration
 of safe and reliable interconnection of
 distributed resources  7,a7            
,definitions ,in this paragraph3 7i7    
,ancillary service ,the term ancillary  
service includes--  7,i7 reactive       
supply2  7,,ii7 regulation and frequency
 response2  7,,iii7 energy imbalance2   

7,,iv7 operating reserves2  7,v7        
generation imbalance2 and  7,,vi7       
flexibility and ramping services4  7ii7 
,distributed resource ,the term         
distributed resource means an electric  
power source connected directly to the  
distribution network or on the customer 
side of the meter4  7,b7 ,requirement   
for proceedings related to distributed  
resources ,each ,state regulatory       
authority shall-- 7i7 establish         
proceedings to examine the degree to    
which distributed resources contribute  
ancillary services2 and  7ii7 prescribe 
appropriate measures to ensure adequate 
ancillary services so that grid         
interconnection for distributed         
resources is safe1 reliable1 and        
efficient4  4  #b4 ,net metering effects
 ,section #aaa7;d7 of the ,public       
,utility ,regulatory ,policies ,act of  
#aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bfba7;d77 7as     
amended by section #a7 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7#ba7 
,net metering effects ,each ,state      

regulatory authority shall-- 7,a7       
establish proceedings to examine the    
effects of net metering and             
customer-owned distributed generation on
 resource planning of each electric     
utility1 including--  7i7 the effects on
 resource utilization1 fuel diversity1  
grid security1 and shifting of grid     
costs to customers who do not use net   
metering or customer-owned distributed  
generation2 and  7ii7 the impact on--   
7,i7 the financial health of the entity 
providing distribution services2 and    
7,,ii7 the ability of the entity to     
attract investment in light of net      
metering and customer-owned distributed 
generation within the ,state2 and  7,b7 
establish proceedings to determine      
whether electricity rates established   
for net metering service are just and   
reasonable and not unduly preferential  
or discriminatory1 in accordance with   
,state law4  4  #c4 ,compliance  7a7    
,time limitations ,section #aab7;b7 of  
the ,public ,utility ,regulatory        

,policies ,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#bfbb7;b77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#g7 7,a7 ,not later
 than #a year after the date of         
enactment of this paragraph1 each ,state
 regulatory authority 7with respect to  
each electric utility for which the     
authority has ratemaking authority7 and 
each nonregulated electric utility      
shall1 with respect to the standard     
established by paragraphs 7#bj7 and     
7#ba7 of section #aaa7;d7--  7i7        
commence the consideration required     
under those paragraphs2 or  7ii7 set a  
hearing date for such consideration1    
with respect to the standard established
 by paragraphs 7#bj7 and 7#ba7 of       
section #aaa7;d74  7,b7 ,not later than 
#b years after the date of enactment of 
this paragraph1 each ,state regulatory  
authority 7with respect to each electric
 utility for which the authority has    
ratemaking authority7 and each          
nonregulated electric utility shall1    
with respect to the standards           

established by paragraphs 7#bj7 and     
7#ba7 of section #aaa7;d7--  7i7        
complete the consideration required     
under those paragraphs2 and  7ii7 make  
the determination referred to in section
 #aaa with respect to the standards     
established by those paragraphs4  4  7b7
 ,failure ,to comply ,section #aab7;c7  
of the ,public ,utility ,regulatory     
,policies ,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#bfbb7;c77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3 ,in the case of the  
standard established by paragraphs 7#bj7
 and 7#ba7 of section #aaa7;d71 the     
reference contained in this subsection  
to the date of enactment of this ,act   
shall be deemed to be a reference to the
 date of enactment of those paragraphs44