,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajbhd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #c1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,riley ( ,new ,york 7= himself
 & ,mr4 ,k5n$y ( ,utah7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to limit ! use by c]ta9 ,/ate  
regulat$ electric utilities ( c]ta9 data
 relat+ to ! use ( electric en]gy by    
electric consum]s1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,sm>t ,met] ,data ,privacy ,protection
 ,act4  #b4 ,privacy protections =      
p]sonal consumption data  7a7           
,prohibition on use ( p]sonal           
consumption data ,a cov]$ utility may n 
use 7includ+ to lic5se1 sell1 or o!rwise
 monetize or use = comm]cial purposes7 !
 p]sonal consumption data ( an electric 
consum] t ! cov]$ utility s]ves unless  
su* use is = an au?oriz$ op]ational     
purpose4  7b7 ,annual reports ,ea* cov]$
 utility %all1 n lat] ?an #a mon? aft] !
 end ( ea* fiscal ye> ( ! cov]$ utility1

 submit to ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission a
 report on h[ ! cov]$ utility uses !    
p]sonal consumption data ( electric     
consum]s t ! cov]$ utility s]ves1 :i*   
%all include-- 7#a7 :at type ( p]sonal  
consumption data ! cov]$ utility        
collect$ f electric consum]s dur+ su*   
fiscal ye>2  7#b7 h[ ! cov]$ utility us$
 t p]sonal consumption data2 &  7#c7 )  
:om ! cov]$ utility %>$ t p]sonal       
consumption data4  7c7 ,paym5t =        
violations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,if ! ,f$]al  
,trade ,commission det]m9es t a cov]$   
utility us$ ! p]sonal consumption data (
 an electric consum] 9 violation (      
subsection 7a71 ! cov]$ utility %all    
cr$it ! bill ( t electric consum] 9 an  
am\nt t is #c times ! rev5ue            
attributable to su* use4  7#b7          
,limitation ,9 c>ry+ out p>agraph 7#a71 
a cov]$ utility may n recov]1 f any     
electric consum] t ! cov]$ utility      
s]ves1 ! co/ ( any am\nt cr$it$ "u su*  
p>agraph4  7#c7 ,consultation ,9 c>ry+  
out ?is subsection1 ! ,f$]al ,trade     

,commission may consult ) ! ,f$]al      
,en]gy ,regulatory ,commission4  7d7    
,en=cem5t by ,f$]al ,trade ,commission  
7#a7 ,unfair & deceptive acts or        
practices ,a violation ( ?is section or 
a regulation promulgat$ "u su* section  
%all be treat$ z a violation ( a        
regulation "u section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 (
 ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae  
,u4,s4,c4 #eg;a7a77#a77;,b77 reg>d+     
unfair or deceptive acts or practices4  
7#b7 ,p[]s ( ,commission ,! ,f$]al      
,trade ,commission %all en=ce ?is       
section & ! regulations promulgat$ "u   
su* section 9 ! same mann]1 by ! same   
means1 & ) ! same jurisdiction1 p[]s1 & 
duties z ?\gh all applicable t]ms &     
provisions ( ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission
 ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et seq47 7     
incorporat$ into & made a "p ( ?is ,act4
 ,any p]son :o violates su* section or a
 regulation promulgat$ "u su* section   
%all be subject to ! p5alties & entitl$ 
to ! privileges & immunities provid$ 9 !
 ,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act4  7e7   

,actions by ,/ates  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 any
 case 9 :i* ! attorney g5]al ( a ,/ate  
has reason to believe t an int]e/ ( !   
resid5ts ( su* ,/ate has be5 or is      
?reat5$ or adv]sely affect$ by an act or
 practice 9 violation ( ?is section1 or 
a regulation promulgat$ "u su* section1 
! ,/ate1 z p>5s patriae1 may br+ a civil
 action on behalf ( ! resid5ts ( ! ,/ate
 9 an appropriate ,/ate c\rt or an      
appropriate di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates to-- 7,a7 enjo9 su* act or       
practice2  7,b7 en=ce compliance ) su*  
section or su* regulation2  7,c7 obta9  
damages1 re/itution1 or o!r comp5sation 
on behalf ( resid5ts ( ! ,/ate2 or  7,d7
 obta9 su* o!r legal & equitable relief 
z ! c\rt may consid] to be appropriate4 
7#b7 ,notice ,be=e fil+ an action "u ?is
 subsection1 ! attorney g5]al ( ! ,/ate 
involv$ %all provide to ! ,f$]al ,trade 
,commission a writt5 notice ( su* action
 & a copy ( ! compla9t = su* action4 ,if
 ! attorney g5]al det]m9es t x is n     
feasible to provide ! notice describ$ 9 

?is p>agraph be=e ! fil+ ( ! action1 !  
attorney g5]al %all provide writt5      
notice ( ! action & a copy ( ! compla9t 
to ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission          
imm$iately ^u ! fil+ ( ! action4  7#c7  
,au?ority ( ,f$]al ,trade ,commission   
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,on receiv+ notice "u     
p>agraph 7#b7 ( an action "u ?is        
subsection1 ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission 
%all h ! "r-- 7i7 to int]v5e 9 ! action2
  7ii7 ^u s int]v5+1 to be he>d on all  
matt]s aris+ !re92 &  7iii7 to file     
petitions = appeal4  7,b7 ,limitation on
 ,/ate action :ile ,f$]al action is p5d+
 ,if ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission or !   
,attorney ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates has  
in/itut$ a civil action = violation (   
?is section or a regulation promulgat$  
"u su* section 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is         
subp>agraph z ! ,f$]al action71 no ,/ate
 attorney g5]al may br+ an action "u ?is
 subsection dur+ ! p5d5cy ( ! ,f$]al    
action aga9/ any def5dant nam$ 9 !      
compla9t 9 ! ,f$]al action = any        
violation ( su* section or regulation   

alleg$ 9 su* compla9t4  7#d7 ,rule (    
con/ruction ,= purposes ( br++ a civil  
action "u ?is subsection1 no?+ 9 ?is    
,act %all be con/ru$ to prev5t an       
attorney g5]al ( a ,/ate f ex]cis+ !    
p[]s conf]r$ on ! attorney g5]al by !   
laws ( su* ,/ate to conduct             
inve/igations1 adm9i/] oa?s &           
affirmations1 or compel ! att5dance (   
witnesses or ! production ( docum5t>y & 
o!r evid5ce4  7f7 ,data security &      
ret5tion ,! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission   
%all e/abli% reasonable security &      
ret5tion /&>ds = any p]sonal consumption
 data us$ = an au?oriz$ op]ational      
purpose4  7g7 ,preemption ,?is ,act     
e/abli%es a ,f$]al basel9e & does n     
preempt ,/ate laws provid+ /rong]       
privacy protections = p]sonal           
consumption data4  7h7 ,def9itions ,9   
?is ,act3 7#a7 ,au?oriz$ op]ational     
purposes ,! t]m au?oriz$ op]ational     
purposes means bill+1 outage managem5t1 
electric grid reliability1 regulatory   
compliance1 & electric consum]-au?oriz$ 

dem& response programs4  7#b7 ,cov]$    
utility ,! t]m cov]$ utility means a    
,/ate regulat$ electric utility 7z su*  
t]m is def9$ 9 section #c ( ! ,public   
,utility ,regulatory ,policies ,act (   
#aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ba #bfjb77 t is n 
:olly own$ by ,unit$ ,/ates p]sons4     
7#c7 ,electric consum] ,! t]m electric  
consum] has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9      
section #c ( ! ,public ,utility         
,regulatory ,policies ,act ( #aigh 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #bfjb74  7#d7 ,p]sonal        
consumption data ,! t]m p]sonal         
consumption data means data collect$ by 
a sm>t met]4  7#e7 ,sm>t met] ,! t]m    
sm>t met] means a digital device t      
records ! use ( electric en]gy by an    
electric consum] 9 ne> real "t &        
automatically communicates t data to a  
cov]$ utility4