,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ijgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bb1 #bjbd,mr4  
,gu?rie 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,p5ce1 ,mr4    
,bald]son1 ,mr4 ,ful*]1 ,mr4 ,burgess1  
,mr4 ,pflug]1 ,mr4 ,arm/rong1 & ,mr4    
,buc%on7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to transf] !      
duties ( ! ,(fice ( ,public             
,p>ticipation ( ! ,f$]al ,en]gy         
,regulatory ,commission to a ,public    
,p>ticipation ,division )9 ! ,(fice (   
,ext]nal ,affairs ( su* ,commission1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,fair & ,effici5t  
,regulatory ,commons5se ,act4  #b4      
,public p>ticipation division  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,section #cai ( ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act
 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbeq-#a7 is am5d$ to   
read z foll[s3  #cai4 ,public           
,p>ticipation ,division  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,!re %all be a division )9 ! ,(fice1 to 
be kn[n z ! ,public ,p>ticipation       
,division1 adm9i/]$ by a ,director      

appo9t$ by ! ,director ( ! ,(fice4  7b7 
,rate ( pay  7#a7 ,director ,! ,director
 %all be comp5sat$ at an equival5t rate 
( basic pay prescrib$ = a director 9 !  
,(fice4  7#b7 ,employees ,! ,director   
may appo9t1 & assign ! duties (1        
employees ( su* ,division1 &1 ) !       
concurr5ce ( ! ,(fice1 fix ! comp5sation
 ( su* employees & procure tempor>y &   
int]mitt5t s]vices to ! same ext5t z is 
au?oriz$ "u section #caji ( title #e1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7c7 ,duties (     
,director  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to    
p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,director %all be      
responsible = ! dis*>ge ( ! functions & 
duties ( ! ,division1 includ+-- 7,a7    
coord9at+ assi/ance to ! public )       
respect to au?orities ex]cis$ by !      
,commission2 &  7,b7 coord9at+ assi/ance
 available to p]sons int]v5+ or         
p>ticipat+ or propos+ to int]v5e or     
p>ticipate 9 proce$+s be=e !            
,commission4  7#b7 ,limitation ,any     
assi/ance coord9at$ "u subp>agraphs 7,a7
 & 7,b7 ( p>agraph 7#a7 %all be limit$  

to te*nical & logi/ical assi/ance4  7d7 
,no comp5sation = c]ta9 int]v5ors or    
p>ticipants ,! ,commission1 includ+ !   
,director & ! ,division1 may n1 "u rules
 promulgat$ by x1 provide comp5sation = 
attorney's fees1 exp]t witness fees1 or 
o!r co/s ( int]v5+ or p>ticipat+ 9 any  
proce$+ be=e ! ,commission to any p]son 
^: int]v5tion or p>ticipation           
sub/antially contribut$ to ! approval1 9
 :ole or 9 "p1 ( a position advocat$ by 
su* p]son4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is      
section3 7#a7 ,director ,! t]m ,director
 means ! ,director ( ! ,division4  7#b7 
,division ,! t]m ,division means !      
,public ,p>ticipation ,division describ$
 "u subsection 7a74  7#c7 ,(fice ,! t]m 
,(fice means ! ,(fice ( ,ext]nal        
,affairs ( ! ,commission4  4  7b7       
,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director ( !   
,public ,p>ticipation ,division1        
describ$ 9 section #cai ( ! ,f$]al ,p[] 
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbeq-#a71 z am5d$  
by subsection 7a71 %all submit to !     

,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on--   
7#a7 ! actions & initiatives tak5 by !  
,director1 includ+ actions & initiatives
 tak5 to increase public p>ticipation1  
pursuant to ! au?orities provid$ 9 su*  
section #cai ( ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act2  7#b7
 ! results ( tak+ ! actions &           
initiatives describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72 & 
7#c7 h[ ! au?orities provid$ 9 su*      
section #cai ( ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act may   
complem5t or ov]lap any exi/+ au?orities
 ( ! ,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory          
,commission outside ( ! ,division )     
respect to engag+ ) l&[n]s & int]e/$    
p>ties "u t ,act4