,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #dbj #aaeth         
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #aaji
 ,report ,no4 #aae-bec ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,june #ac1 #bjag ,received2 read twice  
and referred to the ,committee on       
,energy and ,natural ,resources  ,may   
#ba1 #bjah,reported by ,ms4 ,murkowski1 
with an amendment,strike out all after  
the enacting clause and insert the part 
printed in italic  ,,an ,,act  ,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  #a4            
,clarification of facility merger       
authorization ,section #bjc7;a77#a7 of  
the ,federal ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 
#hbd;b7a77#a77 is amended by striking   
subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting the     
following3  7,b7 merge or consolidate1  
directly or indirectly1 its facilities  
subject to the jurisdiction of the      
,commission1 or any part thereof1 with  
the facilities of any other person1 or  
any part thereof1 that are subject to   
the jurisdiction of the ,commission and 
have a value in excess of #aj1jjj1jjj1  
by any means whatsoever2  4  #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 the facilities1 or any part   
thereof1 to be acquired 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  #d4 ,federal ,energy ,regulatory 
,commission report  7a7 ,in general ,not

 later than #b years after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,federal    
,energy ,regulatory ,commission shall   
submit to ,congress a report that       
assesses the effects of the amendment   
made by section #a4  7b7 ,requirements  
,in preparing the report under          
subsection 7a71 the ,federal ,energy    
,regulatory ,commission shall-- 7#a7    
take into account any information       
collected under paragraph 7#g7 of       
section #bjc7;a7 of the ,federal ,power 
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbd;b7a77 7as added
 by section #b72 and  7#b7 provide for  
public notice and comment with respect  
to the report4  ,may #ba1 #bjah,reported
 with an amendment