,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #aab  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#aaji  ,report ,no4 #aae-afg  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives         
,february #af1 #bjag ,mr4 ,walberg 7for 
himself1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,mr4 ,hudson1  
,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 and ,mr4 ,mullin7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,june #ab1               
#bjag;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,olson1
 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,long1 and ,mr4  
,johnson of ,ohio  ,june #ab1 #bjag     
,committed to the ,committee of the     
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend section #bjc of the   
,federal ,power ,act4  #a4              
,clarification of facility merger       
authorization ,section #bjc7;a77#a77;,b7
 of the ,federal ,power ,act 7#af       
,u4,s4,c4 #hbd;b7a77#a77;,b77 is amended
 by striking such facilities or any part
 thereof and inserting such facilities1 
or any part thereof1 of a value in      

excess of #aj1jjj1jjj4  #b4             
,notification for certain transactions  
,section #bjc7;a7 of the ,federal ,power
 ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbd;b7a77 is      
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#g7  7,a7    
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of enactment of this paragraph1 the    
,commission shall promulgate a rule     
requiring any public utility that is    
seeking to merge or consolidate1        
directly or indirectly1 its facilities  
subject to the jurisdiction of the      
,commission1 or any part thereof1 with  
those of any other person1 to notify the
 ,commission of such transaction not    
later than #cj days after the date on   
which the transaction is consummated    
if--  7i7 such facilities1 or any part  
thereof1 are of a value in excess of    
#a1jjj1jjj2 and  7ii7 such public       
utility is not required to secure an    
order of the ,commission under paragraph
 7#a77;,b74  7,b7 ,in establishing any  
notification requirement under          

subparagraph 7,a71 the ,commission      
shall1 to the maximum extent            
practicable1 minimize the paperwork     
burden resulting from the collection of 
information4  4  #c4 ,effective date    
,the amendment made by section #a shall 
take effect #ahj days after the date of 
enactment of this ,act4  ,june #ab1     
#bjag ,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed