,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dcdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ae1 #bjbd,mr4    
,hawley introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act to prohibit 
! ,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory ,commission 
f issu+ p]mits = ! con/ruction or       
modification ( electric transmission    
facilities 9 a ,/ate ov] ! objection ( !
 ,/ate1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,protect+ ,our ,f>m]s f ! ,gre5 ,new    
,deal ,act4  #b4 ,purpose ,! purpose (  
?is ,act is to protect f>m]s & l&[n]s f 
national ef=ts to site electric         
transmission facilities ov] ! objection 
( ,/ate regulators4  #c4 ,sit+ (        
int]/ate electric transmission          
facilities  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section       
#baf7;b7 ( ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act 7#af      
,u4,s4,c4 #hbdp7b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by  
/rik+ p>agraph 7#a7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  
7,a7 a ,/ate 9 :i* ! transmission       

facilities are to be con/ruct$ or       
modifi$ does n h au?ority to approve !  
sit+ ( ! facilities2  2  7#b7 by        
r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#b7 ?r\gh 7#f7 z  
subp>agraphs 7,b7 ?r\gh 7,f71           
respectively1 & ind5t+ appropriately2   
7#c7 9 ! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a7  
7z s designat$71 by /rik+ ,except &     
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except 
2  7#d7 9 p>agraph 7#a7 7z s            
designat$7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,e71 by
 /rik+ & at ! end2  7,b7 9 subp>agraph  
7,f71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+
 2 &2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3
  7,g7 ! propos$ con/ruction or         
modification m9imizes any adv]se effects
 on l&[n]s & agriculture1 adequately    
comp5sates l&[n]s & agricultural        
produc]s = any h>ms1 & provides b5efits 
to consum]s 9 ! ,/ate t exce$ ! h>ms to 
l&[n]s & agricultural produc]s4  2 &    
7#e7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#b7   
,prohibition ,"u no circum/ances may !  
,commission review an application or    
issue a p]mit = ! con/ruction or        

modification ( transmission facilities  
if a ,/ate entity ) au?ority to approve 
! sit+ ( ! facilities-- 7,a7 has        
previ\sly d5i$ an id5tical or           
sub/antially simil> application2 or     
7,b7 is curr5tly review+ an id5tical or 
sub/antially simil> application4  4  7b7
 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section #baf7;i77#d7 (
 ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4      
#hbdp7i77#d77 is am5d$ by /rik+ 1 unless
 9 ! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a7 & all
 t foll[s ?r\gh ! p]iod at ! end (      
subp>agraph 7,b7 & ins]t+ a p]iod4  #d4 
,report  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3
 7#a7 ,commission ,! t]m ,commission    
means ! ,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory       
,commission4  7#b7 ,committees (        
jurisdiction ,! t]m committees (        
jurisdiction means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee  
on ,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces ( !      
,s5ate2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  
7b7 ,report requir$ ,n lat] ?an #a ye>  
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 &    
annually !reaft]1 ! ,commission %all    

submit to ! committees ( jurisdiction & 
make publicly available a report        
describ+ all actions tak5 by !          
,commission pursuant to section #baf7;b7
 ( ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4    
#hbdp7b77 dur+ ! p]iod cov]$ by !       
report4  7c7 ,cont5ts ,! report requir$ 
"u subsection 7b7 %all include a        
description (-- 7#a7 any adv]se effects 
on private l&[n]s1 f>m]s1 & agricultural
 produc]s2  7#b7 h[ ^? effects 7 tak5   
into acc\nt2 &  7#c7 ! /eps tak5 by !   
,commission-- 7,a7 to m9imize ^?        
effects2  7,b7 to comp5sate any affect$ 
individuals2 &  7,c7 to ensure t affect$
 individuals b5efit f ! applicable      
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