,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajaci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #bd1 #bjbf,mr4 
,cuell> introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,education & ,work=ce1 = a p]iod to  
be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9  
ea* case = consid]ation ( su* provisions
 z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee 
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to require public  
disclosure ( electricity & wat] use1    
infra/ructure co/s1 rate impacts1 public
 f9ancial assi/ance1 & relat$ commitm5ts
 associat$ ) l>ge data c5t]s1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,ratepay] ,bill ( ,rights  
,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,ratepay] bill (     
rights  7a7 ,f9d+s  7#a7 ,data c5t]s are
 driv+ rapidly gr[+ dem& = electricity &
 wat]1 (t5 ) co/s & impacts t are n     
disclos$ to ! families1 f>m]s1 ran*]s1  
small bus9esses1 & communities t be> !m4
 ,?is ,act requires data c5t]s to       
disclose _! res\rce use1 protects       

reliable & af=dable electric & wat]     
s]vice1 & ensures t data c5t]s pay _!   
own co/s4  7#b7 ,?is ,act applies to a  
data c5t]1 or relat$ gr\p ( data c5t]s  
"u common own]%ip or control1 ) a peak  
electricity dem& ( at lea/ #ej megawatts
 or a wat] )drawal ( at lea/ #ajj1jjj   
gallons p] day1 includ+ expansions t    
rea* ^? levels4  7b7 ,rights  7#a7 ,"r  
"o3 to "k a data c5t]'s dem&s ,e        
ratepay] has ! "r to "k a cov]$ data    
c5t]'s project$ & actual electricity &  
wat] use1 s\rces1 & wa/ewat] dis*>ge1   
disclos$ be=e op]ations beg91 report$ e 
six mon?s = electricity & e ?ree mon?s =
 wat]1 ) prompt notice ( any mat]ial    
*ange4  7#b7 ,"r two3 to "k ! agreem5ts1
 infra/ructure co/s1 rate effects1 &    
public support ,e ratepay] has ! "r to  
"k :at infra/ructure w be built to s]ve 
a cov]$ data c5t]1 its co/1 :o is pay+ =
 x1 its effect on bills = h\seholds1    
f>ms1 & small bus9esses1 & :at public   
assi/ance1 p]mits1 & agreem5ts ! company
 receiv$1 publi%$ 9 pla9 language be=e  

f9al approval4  7#c7 ,"r ?ree3 n to pay 
a data c5t]'s co/s ,protect$ ratepay]s -
 includ+ b n limit$ to h\seholds1 f>m]s1
 ran*]s1 small bus9esses1 s*ools1 &     
hospitals - h ! "r n to subsidize a     
cov]$ data c5t]4 ,! company mu/ pay all 
project-driv5 co/s1 sign a b9d+         
co/-recov]y agreem5t1 & po/ adequate    
f9ancial security be=e con/ruction      
beg9s4 ,no project-driv5 co/ may be     
%ift$ to ratepay]s ?r\gh rates1 rid]s1  
or sur*>ges1 & any improp] *>ge mu/ be  
refund$ ) int]e/ )9 #ij days4  7#d7 ,"r 
f\r3 to reliable & af=dable community   
wat] ,be=e a cov]$ data c5t] receives a 
f9al wat]-s]vice commitm5t1 an indep5d5t
 assessm5t mu/ confirm t suffici5t wat] 
w rema9 = h\seholds1 agriculture1 &     
exi/+ bus9esses1 includ+ dur+ a dr\ght4 
,! company pays all project-driv5 wat]  
co/s1 & a data c5t] may n receive       
priority ov] h\seholds1 hospitals1 or   
s*ools dur+ a wat] em]g5cy4  7#e7 ,"r   
five3 to protection ( rural wat]1       
aquif]s1 & agriculture ,private wells1  

rural wat] sy/ems1 f>m]s1 & ran*]s h !  
"r to monitor+1 notice1 & fair          
comp5sation if a cov]$ data c5t] h>ms _!
 wat] supply4 ,a data c5t] may n draw f 
an already-ov]drawn aquif] )\t an       
indep5d5t assessm5t %[+ no fur!r h>m1 & 
mu/ fund en=ceable cons]vation measures 
ti$ to its wat] use4  7#f7 ,"r six3 to  
reliable electricity & disclosure (     
on-site p[] & emissions ,be=e a cov]$   
data c5t] receives a f9al               
electric-s]vice commitm5t1 an indep5d5t 
assessm5t mu/ confirm x c be s]v$ )\t   
mat]ially r$uc+ reliability = exi/+     
cu/om]s4 ,communities h ! "r to "k !    
capacity1 fuel s\rce1 & emissions ( any 
on-site p[] g5]ation1 :i* may n be us$  
to dodge co/1 reliability1 or emissions 
requirem5ts4  7#g7 ,"r sev53 to advance 
notice1 local in=mation1 & a public     
voice ,affect$ resid5ts & ratepay]s h ! 
"r to at lea/ #fj days' notice & a local
 public meet+ be=e a f9al decision1 )   
co/1 wat]1 & reliability /udies         
available at lea/ #cj days 9 advance1 9 

pla9 language & 9 ,engli% & ,spani% :]e 
requir$4 ,public (ficials & _! families 
involv$ 9 ^! decisions mu/ disclose     
relevant f9ancial int]e/s 9 ! project4  
7#h7 ,"r eight3 to public in=mation t _c
 be hidd5 by contract ,no contract or   
confid5tiality claim may block          
disclosure ( in=mation ?is ,act requires
 to be public4 ,aggregate electricity & 
wat] use1 co/s1 public assi/ance1 &     
emissions may n be )held z trade        
secrets1 & mu/ be po/$ to a se>*able    
public database )9 #cj days4  7#i7 ,"r  
n9e3 to protection aga9/ loopholes &    
evasion ,a company may n use sep>ate    
entities1 met]s1 t5ants1 p>cels1 or     
project phases to evade ?is ,act4       
,relat$ or affiliat$ projects t %>e     
infra/ructure or are develop$ toge!r are
 treat$ z "o project = cov]age1 & a     
mat]ial expansion ( an exi/+ data c5t]  
reop5s its co/1 wat]1 & reliability     
review4  7#aj7 ,"r t53 to en=cem5t1     
refunds1 & acc\ntability ,ratepay]s h ! 
"r to a simple compla9t process1 &      

,f$]al & ,/ate regulators may audit     
compliance1 ord] refunds1 & assess civil
 p5alties = violations4 ,employees :o   
report violations are protect$ f        
retaliation1 & ,f$]al ag5cies mu/ publi%
 an annual public acc\nt+ ( compla9ts1  
p5alties1 & refunds4  7c7 ,adm9i/ration 
,! ,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory            
,commission1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy1 !    
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy1 & !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,labor %all ea* issue rules 
& en=ce ?is ,act )9 _! exi/+            
jurisdictions ov] transmission &        
reliability1 en]gy data1 environm5tal & 
wat]-quality requirem5ts1 & work]       
retaliation protections1 respectively4  
,/ate1 ,tribal1 & local au?orities reta9
 _! exi/+ jurisdiction ov] utility      
rates1 wat] rights1 l& use1 & p]mitt+1 &
 no?+ 9 ?is ,act /ops !m f adopt+ /rong]
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