,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #f1 #bjae,mr4     
,wyd5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to am5d ! ,public ,utility ,regulatory 
,policies ,act ( #aigh to exp& !        
electric rate-sett+ au?ority ( ,/ates4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,,purpa's ,legislative ,upgrade to    
,/ate ,au?ority ,act or ,,purpa ,,plus  
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t--    
7#a7 section #baj ( ! ,public ,utility  
,regulatory ,policies ,act ( #aigh 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #hbd;a-#c7--  7,a7 e/abli%$ a 
new class ( nonutility g5]ators kn[n z  
qualify+ cog5]ation facilities &        
qualify+ small p[] production           
facilities2 &  7,b7 enc\rag$ !          
developm5t ( alt]nate s\rces ( en]gy ) !
 requirem5t t utilities pur*ase en]gy   
(f]$ by qualify+ facilities2  7#b7 s9ce 
! date ( enactm5t ( t section1 mat]ials 
& designs = qualify+ facility           

te*nologies h advanc$ & plac$ r5ewable  
res\rces & cog5]ation facilities )9 !   
rea* ( m consum]s1 includ+ te*nologies  
su* z--  7,a7 sol> photovoltaic panels2 
7,b7 small w9d turb9es2  7,c7 /orage    
te*nologies to support r5ewable en]gy2  
7,d7 small hydroelectric g5]ators on    
exi/+ dams1 div]sions1 & conduits2  7,e7
 hydrok9etic g5]ators2  7,f7 gas        
microturb9es2  7,g7 /eam-cycle turb9es2 
7,h7 ,/irl+ eng9es2  7,i7 fuel cells2 & 
7,j7 biomass boil]s2  7#c7 ,/ates ne$   
additional regulatory flexibility &     
au?ority to be able to inc5tivize !     
qualify+ facilities2 &  7#d7 ! avoid$   
co/ caps on qualify+ facilities %\ld be 
remov$ s t ,/ates c set ! rates =       
qualify+ facilities ( n m ?an #b        
megawatts capacity4  #c4 ,/ate au?ority 
to inc5tivize qualify+ facilities       
,section #baj7;b7 ( ! ,public ,utility  
,regulatory ,policies ,act ( #aigh 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #hbd;a-#c7;b77 is am5d$ 9 !   
la/ s5t5ce by ins]t+ be=e ! p]iod at !  
end ! foll[+3 1 except t ! rule %all    

provide t a ,/ate regulatory au?ority or
 nonregulat$ electric utility1 act+ "u  
,/ate au?ority1 may set rates t exce$ ! 
increm5tal co/ ( alt]native electric    
en]gy = pur*ases f any qualify+         
cog5]ation facility or qualify+ small   
p[] production facility ( n m ?an #b    
megawatts capacity4