,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajjhj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #aj1 #bjbf,mr4 
,v9dman introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to impose lobby+  
re/rictions on =m] (fic]s & employees ( 
,/ate regulatory au?orities1 & to       
condition ,/ate en]gy program f9ancial  
assi/ance on ,/ate compliance ) ^?      
re/rictions4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,en]gy ,utility ,lobby+ 
,ban ,act4  #b4 ,condition on grant+    
,/ate en]gy program f9ancial assi/ance  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ "p ,d ( ! ,en]gy  
,policy & ,cons]vation ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #fcba et seq471 beg9n+ ) !    
fir/ full fiscal ye> foll[+ ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all
 )hold #aj p]c5t ( ! am\nt ( ,/ate en]gy
 program f9ancial assi/ance to be grant$
 to a ,/ate 9 a fiscal ye> unless !     
,secret>y det]m9es ! ,/ate--  7#a7      
prohibits any p]son :o is a =m] (fic] or
 employee ( a ,/ate regulatory au?ority 

f1 aft] ! t]m9ation ( 8 or h] s]vice or 
employm5t ) su* ,/ate regulatory        
au?ority1 mak+ an appe>ance or advocat+ 
be=e any (fic] or employee ( su* ,/ate  
regulatory au?ority on behalf ( any     
electric utility ) respect to :i* su*   
,/ate regulatory au?ority has ratemak+  
au?ority 9 connection ) a p>ticul> matt]
 9 :i* ! electric utility is a p>ty or  
has a direct & sub/antial int]e/ & 9 :i*
 ! p]son p>ticipat$ p]sonally &         
sub/antially dur+ 8 or h] s]vice or     
employm5t ) ! ,/ate regulatory au?ority2
  7#b7 prohibits any p]son describ$ 9   
p>agraph 7#a7 f1 )9 #b ye>s aft] !      
t]m9ation ( 8 or h] s]vice or employm5t 
) su* ,/ate regulatory au?ority1 mak+ an
 appe>ance or advocat+ be=e any (fic] or
 employee ( su* ,/ate regulatory        
au?ority on behalf ( any electric       
utility ) respect to :i* su* ,/ate      
regulatory au?ority has ratemak+        
au?ority 9 connection ) a p>ticul> matt]
 9 :i* ! electric utility is a p>ty or  
has a direct & sub/antial int]e/ & :i*  

su* p]son kn[s or reasonably %\ld "k 0  
actually p5d+ "u 8 or h] (ficial        
responsibility )9 a p]iod ( #a ye> be=e 
su* t]m9ation2 &  7#c7 en=ces !         
prohibitions requir$ "u p>agraphs 7#a7 &
 7#b71 includ+ by inve/igat+ compla9ts1 
impos+ p5alties = noncompliance1 & all[+
 affect$ p>ties to seek recov]y (       
damages aris+ f violations4  7b7        
,det]m9ation ( compliance ,n lat] ?an #a
 ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is       
section1 & annually !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y
 %all det]m9e1 bas$ on a review (       
applicable ,/ate law1 :e!r ea* ,/ate has
 9 effect ! lobby+ re/rictions describ$ 
9 subsection 7a74  7c7 ,re/oration ,if !
 ,secret>y )holds f a ,/ate f9ancial    
assi/ance "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y
 %all grant to ! ,/ate ! )held f9ancial 
assi/ance 9 ! foll[+ fiscal ye> if !    
,/ate is 9 compliance = t fiscal ye>4   
7d7 ,cure p]iod ,if ! ,secret>y det]m9es
 a ,/ate does n comply ) subsection 7a7 
= a fiscal ye>1 ! ,/ate %all h #ij days 
to rem$y ! noncompliance be=e !         

,secret>y )holds f9ancial assi/ance f ! 
,/ate "u subsection 7a74  7e7 ,me?ods ( 
compliance ,a ,/ate may comply )        
subsection 7a7 ?r\gh any legally b9d+   
me*anism "u ,/ate law1 includ+          
legislation1 adm9i/rative rulemak+1 or  
b9d+ ord]s ( a ,/ate regulatory         
au?ority1 provid$ su* me*anism a*ieves !
 lobby+ re/rictions requir$ "u su*      
subsection4  7f7 ,adm9i/ration  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,= purposes ( c>ry+ out ?is       
section1 ! ,secret>y %all--  7,a7       
e/abli% proc$ures = conduct+ ! annual   
compliance review "u subsection 7b72    
7,b7 ma9ta9 a public database t         
id5tifies ! /atus ( ea* ,/ate's         
compliance ) subsection 7a72  7,c7      
provide te*nical assi/ance to ,/ates to 
comply ) subsection 7a72  7,d7 issue    
guidance int]pret+ ?is section2  7,e7   
e/abli% a process to appeal a           
det]m9ation by ! ,secret>y t a ,/ate    
does n comply ) subsection 7a72 &  7,f7 
annually report to ,congress on ,/ate   
compliance rates4  7#b7 ,deadl9e =      

initial regulations ,! ,secret>y %all   
promulgate regulations to c>ry out ?is  
section n lat] ?an #i mon?s aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is section4  7g7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7       
,ratemak+ au?ority ,! t]m ratemak+      
au?ority has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9     
section #c ( ! ,public ,utility         
,regulatory ,policies ,act ( #aigh 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #bfjb74  7#b7 ,secret>y ,! t]m
 ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy4  
7#c7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate has ! mean+ giv5
 su* t]m 9 section #c ( ! ,en]gy ,policy
 & ,cons]vation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#fbjb74  7#d7 ,/ate en]gy program       
f9ancial assi/ance ,! t]m ,/ate en]gy   
program f9ancial assi/ance means !      
f9ancial assi/ance grant$ to a ,/ate "u 
section #cfc ( ! ,en]gy ,policy &       
,cons]vation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fcbc74
  7#e7 ,/ate regulatory au?ority ,! t]m 
,/ate regulatory au?ority has ! mean+   
giv5 su* t]m 9 section #c ( ! ,public   
,utility ,regulatory ,policies ,act (   
#aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bfjb74