,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hedc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #f1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of    
,new ,york introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,energy to establish a program to       
provide grants to improve power lines4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,power ,line ,resiliency ,act4  
#b4 ,power line improvement grant       
program  7a7 ,establishment ,not later  
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this section1 the ,secretary of     
,energy shall establish a program to    
provide grants to electric utilities to 
carry out eligible activities4  7b7     
,grants  7#a7 ,application ,to apply for
 a grant provided under this section1 an
 electric utility shall submit to the   
,secretary of ,energy an application at 
such time1 in such manner1 and          
containing such information as the      

,secretary of ,energy may require4  7#b7
 ,selection ,the ,secretary of ,energy  
shall provide grants under this         
section-- 7,a7 on a competitive basis2  
and  7,b7 to geographically diverse     
electric utilities4  7#c7 ,priority ,the
 ,secretary of ,energy shall prioritize 
providing a grant under this section to 
an electric utility that sells          
electricity in an area that has a       
history of extreme weather events4  7c7 
,sunset ,the program established under  
subsection 7a7 shall terminate on the   
date that is #e years after the date of 
enactment of this ,act4  7d7            
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,electric utility ,the term electric    
utility has the meaning given such term 
in section #c7bb7 of the ,federal ,power
 ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gif7bb774  7#b7   
,eligible activity  7,a7 ,in general    
,the term eligible activity means an    
activity that-- 7i7 is designed to      
improve the performance or efficiency of
 a power line2  7ii7 makes a power line 

more resilient to an extreme weather    
event2 or  7iii7 otherwise ensures that 
an end-user has access to electricity   
during an extreme weather event4  7,b7  
,includes ,the term eligible activity   
includes-- 7i7 burying a power line2    
7ii7 hardening a power line2 and  7iii7 
if burying a power line is not feasible1
 providing a generator to a household   
that is located in a remote area4  7#c7 
,extreme weather event ,the term extreme
 weather event means an historically    
rare or severe natural disaster1        
including a heat wave1 drought1 flood1  
tornado1 and hurricane4  7#d7 ,power    
line ,the term power line includes      
distribution lines and transmission     
lines4