,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #dhg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ad1 #bjai,mr4
 ,:iteh\se 7= himself & ,mr4 ,k+7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy to e/abli% 
a natural gas dem& response pilot       
program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,en]gy  
,infra/ructure ,dem& ,response ,act (   
#bjai4  #b4 ,natural gas dem& response  
pilot program  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
section3 7#a7 ,commission ,! t]m        
,commission means ! ,f$]al ,en]gy       
,regulatory ,commission4  7#b7 ,pilot   
program ,! t]m pilot program means !    
natural gas dem& response pilot program 
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b77#a74  7#c7   
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,en]gy4  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #aej days aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,secret>y1 9 consultation ) !           

,commission1 %all e/abli% a natural gas 
dem& response pilot program to use !    
late/ dem& response te*nology f ! en]gy 
sector = natural gas--  7,a7 to r$uce ! 
co/ ( en]gy = consum]s2  7,b7 to r$uce  
m>ket price volatility2  7,c7 to        
increase reliability ( ! en]gy sy/em2 & 
7,d7 to a*ieve r$uctions 9 air emissions
 & o!r b5efits4  7#b7 ,eligible entities
  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9     
subp>agraph 7,b71 to be eligible to     
p>ticipate 9 ! pilot program1 an entity 
%all be--  7i7 a gas utility1 includ+ a 
local di/ribution company2  7ii7 a ,/ate
 public utilities commission2  7iii7 an 
electric utility1 includ+ a local       
di/ribution company2  7iv7 a            
municipality2  7v7 a l>ge indu/rial     
consum]1 l>ge comm]cial consum]1 or     
retail m>ket] ( natural gas2 or  7vi7 a 
?ird-p>ty en]gy effici5cy program       
adm9i/rator4  7,b7 ,limitations ,an     
entity describ$ 9 any ( clauses 7ii7    
?r\gh 7v7 ( subp>agraph 7,a7 %all n be  
eligible to p>ticipate 9 ! pilot program

 if ! ,/ate law to :i* ! entity is      
subject specifically precludes !        
p>ticipation ( ! entity 9 a natural gas 
dem& response pilot program4  7#c7      
,requirem5t ,! ,secret>y %all c>ry out !
 pilot program "u diff]5t sc5>ios1      
includ+ 9 a region t is exp]i5c+ fuel   
%ortages or natural gas infra/ructure   
con/ra9ts t cause ! co/ ( en]gy to      
increase = consum]s4  7#d7 ,data        
collection  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 c>ry+ out !
 pilot program1 ! ,secret>y %all collect
 data1 includ+ data on1 ) respect to !  
regions 9 :i* ! pilot program is c>ri$  
out--  7i7 ! r$uction 9 natural gas     
usage2  7ii7 decreases 9 ! frequ5cy &   
sev]ity ( natural gas infra/ructure     
con/ra9ts2 &  7iii7 *anges 9 en]gy co/s 
& reliability4  7,b7 ,report ,!         
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate 
& ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report        
describ+--  7i7 h[ to improve data      
collection2  7ii7 ! metrics t %\ld be   

us$ to quantify natural gas dem&        
response usage2 &  7iii7 opportunities  
to improve ! measurem5t & v]ification ( 
*anges 9 natural gas consumption result+
 f natural gas dem& response measures1  
includ+ opportunities to collect data t 
c\ld be us$ to e/imate ! quantity (     
natural gas t c\ld be %ift$ ?r\gh !     
implem5tation ( natural gas dem&        
response measures4  7c7 ,applications2  
c]tification  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,on         
e/abli%m5t ( ! pilot program "u         
subsection 7b77#a71 ! ,secret>y %all    
submit to all relevant eligible entities
 notice t ! ,secret>y is accept+        
applications = ! pilot program4  7#b7   
,submission ( applications  7,a7 ,9     
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #bjj days aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ea* eligible     
entity desir+ c]tification to p>ticipate
 9 ! pilot program %all submit to !     
,secret>y an application conta9+ su*    
in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require4    
7,b7 ,au?ority to require c]ta9         
in=mation ,! ,secret>y may require z "p 

( ! application "u subp>agraph 7,a7     
in=mation on-- 7i7 ! curr5t en]gy prices
 & en]gy supply issues 9 ! region 9 :i* 
! eligible entity is locat$2 &  7ii7 h[ 
implem5tation ( ! pilot program 9 !     
region 9 :i* ! eligible entity is locat$
 c alleviate ! curr5t en]gy prices &    
en]gy supply issues 9 ! region4  7#c7   
,c]tification ,n lat] ?an #bej days aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,secret>y %all notify ea* eligible      
entity t appli$ = c]tification "u       
p>agraph 7#b77;,a7 ( :e!r ! eligible    
entity is c]tifi$ to p>ticipate 9 !     
pilot program4  7d7 ,t]m9ation ,! pilot 
program %all t]m9ate on ! date t is #e  
ye>s aft] ! date on :i* ! pilot program 
is e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b77#a74  7e7 
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out !
 pilot program #aj1jjj1jjj4