,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hdh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #bd1         
#bjae,mrs4 ,mc,caskill 7for herself and 
,mr4 ,blunt7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,environment and   
,public ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to clarify  
that compliance with an emergency order 
under the ,federal ,power ,act may not  
be considered a violation of any        
,federal1 ,state1 or local environmental
 law or regulation1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,resolving          
,environmental and ,grid ,reliability   
,conflicts ,act of #bjae4  #b4          
,amendments to the ,federal ,power ,act 
7a7 ,compliance with or violation of    
environmental laws while under emergency
 order ,section #bjb7;c7 of the ,federal
 ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbd;a7c77  
is amended--  7#a7 in the first         
sentence1 by striking 7c7 ,during and   
inserting the following3  7c7           

,authorization during war or emergency  
7#a7 ,in general ,during  2 and  7#b7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7#b7 
,limitation as result of conflict with  
environmental law ,with respect to an   
order issued under this subsection that 
may result in a conflict with a         
requirement of any ,federal1 ,state1 or 
local environmental law 7including      
regulations71 the ,commission shall     
ensure that the order--  7,a7 requires  
generation1 delivery1 interchange1 or   
transmission of electric energy only    
during hours necessary to meet the      
emergency and serve the public interest2
 and  7,b7 to the maximum extent        
practicable-- 7i7 is consistent with any
 applicable ,federal1 ,state1 or local  
environmental law 7including            
regulations72 and  7ii7 minimizes any   
adverse environmental impacts4  7#c7    
,compliance not considered violation of 
other law ,to the extent that any       
omission or action taken by a party that
 is necessary to comply with an order   

issued under this subsection1 including 
any omission or action taken to         
voluntarily comply with the order1      
results in noncompliance with1 or causes
 the party to not comply with1 any      
,federal1 ,state1 or local environmental
 law 7including regulations71 the       
omission or action shall not--  7,a7 be 
considered a violation of that          
environmental law 7including            
regulations72 or  7,b7 subject the party
 to any requirement1 civil or criminal  
liability1 or a citizen suit under that 
environmental law or regulation4  7#d7  
,expiration of order2 renewal  7,a7     
,expiration ,an order issued under this 
subsection that may result in a conflict
 as described in paragraph 7#c7 shall   
expire not later than #ij days after    
that order is issued4  7,b7 ,renewal    
,the ,commission may renew or reissue an
 order described in subparagraph 7,a7   
pursuant to paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 for
 subsequent periods1 not to exceed #ij  
days for each period1 as the ,commission

 determines necessary to meet the       
emergency and serve the public interest4
  7,c7 ,consultation ,in renewing or    
reissuing an order under subparagraph   
7,a7 or 7,b71 the ,commission-- 7i7     
shall consult with the primary ,federal 
agency with expertise in the            
environmental interest protected by the 
law or regulation in conflict2 and  7ii7
 7,i7 shall include in any renewed or   
reissued order such conditions as that  
,federal agency determines necessary to 
minimize any adverse environmental      
impacts to the maximum extent           
practicable2 or  7,,ii7 may exclude from
 the renewed or reissued order any      
condition if the ,commission-- 7aa7     
determines the condition would prevent  
the order from adequately addressing the
 emergency necessitating the order2 and 
7bb7 provides in the order1 or otherwise
 makes publicly available1 an           
explanation of that determination4  7,d7
 ,public availability ,any conditions   
submitted by the ,federal agency under  

subparagraph 7,c77ii7 shall be made     
available to the public4  7#e7 ,effect  
of court action ,if an order issued     
under this subsection is subsequently   
stayed1 modified1 or set aside by a     
court pursuant to section #cac or any   
other provision of law1 any omission or 
action previously taken by a party that 
was necessary to comply with the order  
while the order was in effect1 including
 any omission or action taken to        
voluntarily comply with the order1 shall
 remain subject to paragraph 7#c74  4   
7b7 ,temporary connection or            
construction by municipalities ,section 
#bjb7;d7 of the ,federal ,power ,act    
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbd;a7d77 is amended in 
the matter preceding the first proviso  
by inserting or municipality before     
engaged in the transmission or sale of  
electric energy4