,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #bee #aai?     
,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #caeg 
,report ,no4 #aai-cja ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(
 ,,repres5tatives  ,may #a1 #bjbe,mr4   
,langwor?y 7= himself & ,mr4 ,evans (   
,colorado7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce  ,septemb] #ag1                
#bjbe;,additional sponsor3 ,mr4         
,bald]son  ,septemb] #ag1               
#bjbe;,committ$ to ! ,committee ( !     
,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union &     
ord]$ to be pr9t$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !
 ,public ,utility ,regulatory ,policies 
,act ( #aigh to add a /&>d relat$ to !  
evaluation ( ,/ate int]mitt5t en]gy     
policies1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/ate   
,en]gy ,acc\ntability ,act4  #b4        
,consid]ation ( effects ( ,/ate policies
 on reliable availability ( electric    
en]gy ,section #aaa7;d7 ( ! ,public     
,utility ,regulatory ,policies ,act (   
#aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bfba7;d77 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#bb7      

,evaluation ( effects ( ,/ate policies  
on reliable availability ( electric     
en]gy  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* ,/ate         
regulatory au?ority t implem5ts an      
int]mitt5t en]gy policy %all conduct1 & 
make publicly available1 a g5]al        
evaluation (-- 7i7 ! effects ( implem5t+
 ! int]mitt5t en]gy policy on !         
reliability ( ! bulk-p[] sy/em 9 !      
,/ate1 includ+ an assessm5t ( ! adequacy
 ( available electric en]gy res\rces ov]
 a #aj-ye> p]iod2  7ii7 ! ability (     
electric en]gy res\rces t comply ) !    
requirem5ts ( ! int]mitt5t en]gy policy 
to meet electric en]gy dem& dur+        
em]g5cies1 p]iods ( high dem&1 or       
extreme wea!r ev5ts2  7iii7 ! effects ( 
implem5t+ ! int]mitt5t en]gy policy on  
rates *>g$ by electric utilities2  7iv7 
:e!r reliable g5]ation facilities t are 
remov$ f s]vice 9 ord] to comply ) !    
requirem5ts ( ! int]mitt5t en]gy policy 
c be replac$ ) suffici5t electric       
g5]ation facilities meet+ su*           
requirem5ts1 :i* h a capacity           

accr$itation t is equival5t to !        
capacity accr$itation ( ! remov$        
facilities1 to ma9ta9 ! reliability ( ! 
bulk-p[] sy/em 9 ! ,/ate2 &  7v7 ! ext5t
 to :i* implem5tation ( ! int]mitt5t    
en]gy policy requires electric utilities
 9 ! ,/ate to use replacem5t electric   
en]gy supplies t are g5]at$ by reliable 
g5]ation facilities locat$ outside !    
,/ate 9 ord] to ma9ta9 ! reliability ( !
 bulk-p[] sy/em 9 ! ,/ate4  7,b7 ,prior 
,/ate actions ,not)/&+ section #abd &   
p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 ( section         
#aab7;a71 ea* ,/ate regulatory au?ority 
%all consid] & make a det]m9ation       
conc]n+ ! /&>d set out 9 subp>agraph    
7,a7 9 accordance ) ! requirem5ts (     
subsections 7a7 & 7b7 ( ?is section1 )\t
 reg>d to any proce$+s comm5c$ prior to 
! enactm5t ( ?is p>agraph4  7,c7 ,"t    
limitation ,not)/&+ subsections 7b7 &   
7c7 ( section #aab1 ea* ,/ate regulatory
 au?ority %all consid] & make a         
det]m9ation conc]n+ :e!r x is           
appropriate to implem5t ! /&>d set out 9

 subp>agraph 7,a7 n lat] ?an #a ye> aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is p>agraph4  7,d7
 ,public availability ,a ,/ate          
regulatory au?ority t has made a        
det]m9ation conc]n+ :e!r to implem5t1 & 
is implem5t+1 ! /&>d set out 9          
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all make publicly     
available ! g5]al evaluation describ$ 9 
su* subp>agraph-- 7i7 if ! applicable   
,/ate has adopt$ an int]mitt5t en]gy    
policy be=e ! date on :i* ! ,/ate       
regulatory au?ority makes su*           
det]m9ation1 n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] su* 
date ( det]m9ation2 &  7ii7 if !        
applicable ,/ate adopts an int]mitt5t   
en]gy policy aft] ! date on :i* ! ,/ate 
regulatory au?ority makes su*           
det]m9ation1 n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !   
date ( su* adoption4  7,e7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is p>agraph3 7i7 ,bulk-p[] sy/em ,! 
t]m bulk-p[] sy/em has ! mean+ giv5 t   
t]m 9 section #bae ( ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act 
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbdo74  7ii7 ,int]mitt5t
 en]gy policy ,! t]m int]mitt5t en]gy   
policy means any requirem5t ( a ,/ate1  

en=c$ by a ,/ate regulatory au?ority1 t 
a ,/ate regulat$ electric utility ensure
 t a specifi$ portion ( ! electric en]gy
 sold by su* electric utility is g5]at$ 
by facilities t are n reliable g5]ation 
facilities4  7iii7 ,reliable g5]ation   
facility ,! t]m reliable g5]ation       
facility means an electric g5]ation     
facility t ensures ! reliable           
availability ( electric en]gy by-- 7,i7 
hav+ op]ational *>act]i/ics to enable ! 
g5]ation ( electric en]gy on a cont9u\s 
basis = a p]iod ( n few] ?an #cj days2  
7,,ii7 hav+-- 7aa7 adequate fuel1 or a  
cont9u\sly available en]gy s\rce1       
on-site to enable ! g5]ation ( electric 
en]gy on a cont9u\s basis = a p]iod ( n 
few] ?an #cj days2 or  7bb7 contractual 
obligations t ensure adequate fuel      
supply to a*ieve ! g5]ation ( electric  
en]gy on a cont9u\s basis = a p]iod ( n 
few] ?an #cj days2  7,,iii7 hav+        
op]ational *>act]i/ics to enable !      
g5]ation ( electric en]gy dur+ em]g5cy &
 sev]e wea!r conditions2 &  7,,iv7      

provid+ ess5tial s]vices relat$ to !    
reliable availability ( electric en]gy1 
includ+ frequ5cy support & voltage      
support4  4  ,septemb] #ag1             
#bjbe;,committ$ to ! ,committee ( !     
,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union &     
ord]$ to be pr9t$