,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ah1 #bjbc,mr4    
,he9ri* introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to require ! ,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory 
,commission to re=m ! int]regional      
transmission plann+ process1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,int]regional ,transmission
 ,plann+ ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 
,increas+ effectiv5ess ( int]regional   
transmission plann+  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory ,commission   
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z !            
,commission7 %all ensure-- 7#a7 !       
effectiv5ess ( exi/+ plann+ processes = 
id5tify+ int]regional transmission      
projects t provide economic1            
reliability1 & op]ational b5efits1 tak+ 
into consid]ation ! public int]e/1 !    
integrity ( m>kets1 & ! protection (    
consum]s2  7#b7 any *anges to !         
processes describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7      

promote effici5t1 co/-effective1 &      
broadly b5eficial int]regional          
transmission solutions t are select$ =  
co/ allocation-- 7,a7 tak+ into         
consid]ation-- 7i7 ! public int]e/2     
7ii7 ! integrity ( m>kets2  7iii7 !     
protection ( consum]s2  7iv7 ! broad    
range ( economic1 reliability1 &        
op]ational b5efits2  7v7 ! ne$ = s+le   
projects to secure approvals bas$ on a  
compreh5sive assessm5t ( ! multiple     
b5efits provid$2  7vi7 t projects t meet
 int]regional b5efit crit]ia %\ld n be  
subject to subsequ5t reassessm5t by     
transmission plann+ au?orities2  7vii7 !
 importance ( syn*ronization ( plann+   
processes 9 neighbor+ regions1 su* z us+
 a jo9t model on a consi/5t timel9e ) a 
s+le set ( ne$s1 input assumptions1 &   
b5efit metrics2  7viii7 t evaluation (  
long-t]m sc5>ios %\ld align ) ! expect$ 
life ( a transmission asset to be n less
 ?an #bj ye>s2  7ix7 t transmission     
plann+ au?orities %\ld all[ = !         
id5tification & jo9t evaluation (       

alt]natives propos$ by /akehold]s2  7x7 
t int]regional plann+ %\ld be done      
regul>ly & n less frequ5tly ?an once e  
#b ye>s2 &  7xi7 ! elim9ation ( arbitr>y
 project voltage1 size1 or co/          
requirem5ts = int]regional solutions2 & 
7,b7 reg>dless ( ! regulatory or bus9ess
 model ( ! entity develop+ !            
transmission project2 &  7#c7 ! use (   
co/ allocation me?odologies t-- 7,a7    
reflect ! multiple b5efits provid$ by   
int]regional transmission solutions1    
includ+ economic1 reliability1          
resili5cy1 op]ational b5efits2 &  7,b7  
assign co/s broadly to cu/om]s bas$ on !
 multiple b5efits describ$ 9 subp>agraph
 7,a7 receiv$ by cu/om]s4  7b7 ,recov]y 
( co/s ,! ,commission %all all[ a       
transmission develop] ( an int]regional 
transmission project t meets ! crit]ia  
describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#b77;,a7 to   
submit to ! ,commission a reque/ to     
recov] ! co/ ( ! project if !           
transmission develop] demon/rates to !  
satisfaction ( ! ,commission t-- 7#a7 ! 

project connects m ?an #a plann+ region2
  7#b7 no int]regional plan t meets !   
crit]ia describ$ 9 subsection           
7a77#b77;,a7 has be5 adopt$ by !        
connect$ plann+ regions2 &  7#c7 !      
b5efits ( ! project outweigh ! co/s ( ! 
project4  7c7 ,rulemak+ ,n lat] ?an #ah 
mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,commission %all promulgate a f9al   
rule to implem5t ?is section4