,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #hdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bd1 #bjae,mrs4   
,mc,caskill 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,blunt7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to cl>ify t compliance ) an em]g5cy    
ord] "u ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act may n be     
consid]$ a violation ( any ,f$]al1      
,/ate1 or local environm5tal law or     
regulation1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,resolv+ ,environm5tal & ,grid          
,reliability ,conflicts ,act ( #bjae4   
#b4 ,am5dm5ts to ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act  7a7
 ,compliance ) or violation (           
environm5tal laws :ile "u em]g5cy ord]  
,section #bjb7;c7 ( ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbd;a7c77 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce1 by /rik+ 7c7 ,dur+
 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7c7 ,au?orization  
dur+ w> or em]g5cy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,dur+ 
2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3    
7#b7 ,limitation z result ( conflict )  

environm5tal law ,) respect to an ord]  
issu$ "u ?is subsection t may result 9 a
 conflict ) a requirem5t ( any ,f$]al1  
,/ate1 or local environm5tal law        
7includ+ regulations71 ! ,commission    
%all ensure t ! ord]--  7,a7 requires   
g5]ation1 deliv]y1 int]*ange1 or        
transmission ( electric en]gy only dur+ 
h\rs necess>y to meet ! em]g5cy & s]ve !
 public int]e/2 &  7,b7 to ! maximum    
ext5t practicable-- 7i7 is consi/5t )   
any applicable ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local  
environm5tal law 7includ+ regulations72 
&  7ii7 m9imizes any adv]se environm5tal
 impacts4  7#c7 ,compliance n consid]$  
violation ( o!r law ,to ! ext5t t any   
omission or action tak5 by a p>ty t is  
necess>y to comply ) an ord] issu$ "u   
?is subsection1 includ+ any omission or 
action tak5 to volunt>ily comply ) !    
ord]1 results 9 noncompliance )1 or     
causes ! p>ty to n comply )1 any ,f$]al1
 ,/ate1 or local environm5tal law       
7includ+ regulations71 ! omission or    
action %all n--  7,a7 be consid]$ a     

violation ( t environm5tal law 7includ+ 
regulations72 or  7,b7 subject ! p>ty to
 any requirem5t1 civil or crim9al       
liability1 or a citiz5 suit "u t        
environm5tal law or regulation4  7#d7   
,expiration ( ord]2 r5ewal  7,a7        
,expiration ,an ord] issu$ "u ?is       
subsection t may result 9 a conflict z  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c7 %all expire n  
lat] ?an #ij days aft] t ord] is issu$4 
7,b7 ,r5ewal ,! ,commission may r5ew or 
reissue an ord] describ$ 9 subp>agraph  
7,a7 pursuant to p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 =
 subsequ5t p]iods1 n to exce$ #ij days =
 ea* p]iod1 z ! ,commission det]m9es    
necess>y to meet ! em]g5cy & s]ve !     
public int]e/4  7,c7 ,consultation ,9   
r5ew+ or reissu+ an ord] "u subp>agraph 
7,a7 or 7,b71 ! ,commission-- 7i7 %all  
consult ) ! prim>y ,f$]al ag5cy )       
exp]tise 9 ! environm5tal int]e/        
protect$ by ! law or regulation 9       
conflict2 &  7ii7 7,i7 %all include 9   
any r5ew$ or reissu$ ord] su* conditions
 z t ,f$]al ag5cy det]m9es necess>y to  

m9imize any adv]se environm5tal impacts 
to ! maximum ext5t practicable2 or      
7,,ii7 may exclude f ! r5ew$ or reissu$ 
ord] any condition if ! ,commission--   
7aa7 det]m9es ! condition w\ld prev5t ! 
ord] f adequately address+ ! em]g5cy    
necessitat+ ! ord]2 &  7bb7 provides 9 !
 ord]1 or o!rwise makes publicly        
available1 an explanation ( t           
det]m9ation4  7,d7 ,public availability 
,any conditions submitt$ by ! ,f$]al    
ag5cy "u subp>agraph 7,c77ii7 %all be   
made available to ! public4  7#e7       
,effect ( c\rt action ,if an ord] issu$ 
"u ?is subsection is subsequ5tly /ay$1  
modifi$1 or set aside by a c\rt pursuant
 to section #cac or any o!r provision ( 
law1 any omission or action previ\sly   
tak5 by a p>ty t 0 necess>y to comply ) 
! ord] :ile ! ord] 0 9 effect1 includ+  
any omission or action tak5 to          
volunt>ily comply ) ! ord]1 %all rema9  
subject to p>agraph 7#c74  4  7b7       
,tempor>y connection or con/ruction by  
municipalities ,section #bjb7;d7 ( !    

,f$]al ,p[] ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4         
#hbd;a7d77 is am5d$ 9 ! matt] prec$+ !  
fir/ proviso by ins]t+ or municipality  
be=e engag$ 9 ! transmission or sale (  
electric en]gy4