,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ac1     
#bjba,mr4 ,kelly introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend the ,public ,utility ,regulatory  
,policies ,act of #aigh to require the  
consideration of a standard for         
promoting the use of demand-response    
technology and practices1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,demand-,response   
,management ,act of #bjba4  #b4 ,purpose
 ,the purpose of this ,act is to promote
 the use of demand-response technology  
and practices that support grid         
resiliency and reliability during       
extreme weather events4  #c4 ,promotion 
of demand-response practices  7a7       
,consideration of demand-,response      
standard  7#a7 ,in general ,section     
#aaa7;d7 of the ,public ,utility        
,regulatory ,policies ,act of #aigh 7#af

 ,u4,s4,c4 #bfba7;d77 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7#bj7 
,demand-response practices  7,a7 ,in    
general ,each electric utility shall    
promote the use of demand-response      
practices by commercial1 residential1   
and industrial consumers to reduce      
electricity consumption during periods  
of unusually high demand4  7,b7 ,rate   
recovery  7i7 ,in general ,each ,state  
regulatory authority shall consider     
establishing rate mechanisms allowing an
 electric utility with respect to which 
the ,state regulatory authority has     
ratemaking authority to timely recover  
the costs of promoting demand-response  
practices in accordance with            
subparagraph 7,a74  7ii7 ,nonregulated  
electric utilities ,a nonregulated      
electric utility may establish rate     
mechanisms for the timely recovery of   
the costs of promoting demand-response  
practices in accordance with            
subparagraph 7,a74  4  7#b7 ,compliance 
7,a7 ,time limitations ,section #aab7;b7

 of the ,public ,utility ,regulatory    
,policies ,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#bfbb7;b77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#g7 7,a7 ,not later
 than #a year after the date of         
enactment of this paragraph1 each ,state
 regulatory authority 7with respect to  
each electric utility for which the     
,state has ratemaking authority7 and    
each nonregulated electric utility shall
 commence consideration under section   
#aaa1 or set a hearing date for         
consideration1 with respect to the      
standard established by paragraph 7#bj7 
of section #aaa7;d74  7,b7 ,not later   
than #b years after the date of         
enactment of this paragraph1 each ,state
 regulatory authority 7with respect to  
each electric utility for which the     
,state has ratemaking authority71 and   
each nonregulated electric utility shall
 complete the consideration and make the
 determination under section #aaa with  
respect to the standard established by  
paragraph 7#bj7 of section #aaa7;d74  4 

7,b7 ,failure to comply  7i7 ,in general
 ,section #aab7;c7 of the ,public       
,utility ,regulatory ,policies ,act of  
#aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bfbb7;c77 is      
amended-- 7,i7 by striking such         
paragraph 7#ad7 and all that follows    
through paragraphs 7#af7 and inserting  
such paragraph 7#ad74 ,in the case of   
the standard established by paragraph   
7#ae7 of section #aaa7;d71 the reference
 contained in this subsection to the    
date of enactment of this ,act shall be 
deemed to be a reference to the date of 
enactment of that paragraph 7#ae74 ,in  
the case of the standards established by
 paragraphs 7#af72 and  7,,ii7 by adding
 at the end the following3 ,in the case 
of the standard established by paragraph
 7#bj7 of section #aaa7;d71 the         
reference contained in this subsection  
to the date of enactment of this ,act   
shall be deemed to be a reference to the
 date of enactment of that paragraph    
7#bj744  7ii7 ,technical correction     
,paragraph 7#b7 of section #abed7;b7 of 

the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje       
7,public ,law #aji-eh2 #aai ,stat4 #iga7
 is repealed and the amendment made by  
that paragraph 7as in effect on the day 
before the date of enactment of this    
,act7 is void1 and section #aab7;d7 of  
the ,public ,utility ,regulatory        
,policies ,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#bfbb7;d77 shall be in effect as if that
 amendment had not been enacted4  7,c7  
,prior ,state actions  7i7 ,in general  
,section #aab of the ,public ,utility   
,regulatory ,policies ,act of #aigh 7#af
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bfbb7 is amended by adding  
at the end the following3  7g7 ,prior   
,state actions ,subsections 7b7 and 7c7 
shall not apply to the standard         
established by paragraph 7#bj7 of       
section #aaa7;d7 in the case of any     
electric utility in a ,state if1 before 
the date of enactment of this           
subsection-- 7#a7 the ,state has        
implemented for the electric utility the
 standard 7or a comparable standard72   
7#b7 the ,state regulatory authority for

 the ,state or the relevant nonregulated
 electric utility has conducted a       
proceeding to consider implementation of
 the standard 7or a comparable standard7
 for the electric utility2 or  7#c7 the 
,state legislature has voted on the     
implementation of the standard 7or a    
comparable standard7 for the electric   
utility4  4  7ii7 ,cross-reference      
,section #abd of the ,public ,utility   
,regulatory ,policies ,act of #aigh 7#af
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bfcd7 is amended-- 7,i7 by  
striking this subsection each place it  
appears and inserting this section2 and 
7,,ii7 by adding at the end the         
following3 ,in the case of the standard 
established by paragraph 7#bj7 of       
section #aaa7;d71 the reference         
contained in this section to the date of
 enactment of this ,act shall be deemed 
to be a reference to the date of        
enactment of that paragraph 7#bj744  7b7
 ,optional features of ,state energy    
conservation plans ,section #cfb7;d7 of 
the ,energy ,policy and ,conservation   

,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fcbb7;d77 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#af71 by   
striking and at the end2  7#b7 by       
redesignating paragraph 7#ag7 as        
paragraph 7#ah72 and  7#c7 by inserting 
after paragraph 7#af7 the following3    
7#ag7 programs that promote the         
installation and use of demand-response 
technology and demand-response          
practices2 and  4  7c7 ,federal ,energy 
,management ,program ,section #edc7;i7  
of the ,national ,energy ,conservation  
,policy ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hbec7;i77  
is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7--   
7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking  
and at the end2  7,b7 in subparagraph   
7,b71 by striking the period at the end 
and inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7,c7 to     
reduce energy consumption during periods
 of unusually high electricity or       
natural gas demand4  2 and  7#b7 in     
paragraph 7#c77;,a7-- 7,a7 in clause    
7v71 by striking and at the end2  7,b7  
in clause 7vi71 by striking the period  

at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     
7,c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7vii7 promote the installation of     
demand-response technology and the use  
of demand-response practices in ,federal
 buildings4  4  7d7 ,components of      
,zero-,net-,energy ,commercial          
,buildings ,initiative ,section         
#dbb7;d77#c7 of the ,energy             
,independence and ,security ,act of     
#bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agjhb7;d77 is     
amended by inserting 7including         
demand-response technologies1 practices1
 and policies7 after policies4