,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bfj #aaith  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cfbh
 ,report ,no4 #aai-cjf ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,may    
#bi1 #bjbe,mr4 ,evans of ,colorado 7for 
himself and ,mr4 ,langworthy7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce  ,september #ai1              
#bjbe;,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend the ,public ,utility  
,regulatory ,policies ,act of #aigh to  
add a standard related to ,state        
consideration of reliable generation1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,state ,planning for ,reliability and   
,affordability ,act4  #b4 ,state        
consideration of reliable generation    
7a7 ,in general ,section #aaa7;d7 of the
 ,public ,utility ,regulatory ,policies 
,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bfba7;d77 
is amended by adding at the end the     

following3  7#bb7 ,ensuring electric    
reliability with reliable generation    
facilities  7,a7 ,in general ,each      
,state regulated electric utility that  
employs integrated resource planning    
shall establish1 as part of such        
integrated resource planning1 measures1 
sufficient to ensure the reliable       
availability of electric energy over a  
#aj-year period1 to maintain-- 7i7 the  
operation of reliable generation        
facilities2 or  7ii7 the procurement of 
electric energy from reliable generation
 facilities4  7,b7 ,reliable generation 
facility defined ,in this paragraph1 the
 term reliable generation facility means
 an electric generation facility that   
ensures the reliable availability of    
electric energy by-- 7i7 having         
operational characteristics to enable   
the generation of electric energy on a  
continuous basis for a period of not    
fewer than #cj days2  7ii7 having-- 7,i7
 adequate fuel1 or a continuously       
available energy source1 on-site to     

enable the generation of electric energy
 on a continuous basis for a period of  
not fewer than #cj days2 or  7,,ii7     
contractual obligations that ensure     
adequate fuel supply to achieve the     
generation of electric energy on a      
continuous basis for a period of not    
fewer than #cj days2  7iii7 having      
operational characteristics to enable   
the generation of electric energy during
 emergency and severe weather           
conditions2 and  7iv7 providing         
essential services related to the       
reliable availability of electric       
energy1 including frequency support and 
voltage support4  4  7b7 ,conforming    
amendments  7#a7 ,obligations to        
consider and determine ,section #aab of 
the ,public ,utility ,regulatory        
,policies ,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#bfbb7 is amended-- 7,a7 in subsection  
7b71 by adding at the end the following3
  7#i7 7,a7 ,not later than #a year     
after the date of enactment of this     
paragraph1 each ,state regulatory       

authority 7with respect to each ,state  
regulated electric utility for which the
 ,state has ratemaking authority7 shall 
commence consideration under section    
#aaa1 or set a hearing date for         
consideration1 with respect to the      
standard established by paragraph 7#bb7 
of section #aaa7;d74  7,b7 ,not later   
than #b years after the date of         
enactment of this paragraph1 each ,state
 regulatory authority 7with respect to  
each ,state regulated electric utility  
for which the ,state has ratemaking     
authority7 shall complete the           
consideration and make the determination
 under section #aaa with respect to the 
standard established by paragraph 7#bb7 
of section #aaa7;d74  2  7,b7 in        
subsection 7c7-- 7i7 by striking        
subsection 7b77#b7 and inserting        
subsection 7b72 and  7ii7 by inserting  
,in the case of the standard established
 by paragraph 7#bb7 of section #aaa7;d71
 the reference contained in this        
subsection to the date of enactment of  

this ,act shall be deemed to be a       
reference to the date of enactment of   
that paragraph 7#bb74 after paragraph   
7#ba742 and  7,c7 by adding at the end  
the following3  7i7 ,other prior ,state 
actions ,subsections 7b7 and 7c7 shall  
not apply to the standard established by
 paragraph 7#bb7 of section #aaa7;d7 in 
the case of any ,state regulated        
electric utility in a ,state if1 before 
the date of enactment of this           
subsection-- 7#a7 the ,state has        
implemented for the ,state regulated    
electric utility the standard 7or a     
comparable standard72  7#b7 the ,state  
regulatory authority for the ,state has 
conducted a proceeding to consider      
implementation of the standard 7or a    
comparable standard7 for the ,state     
regulated electric utility2 or  7#c7 the
 ,state legislature has voted on the    
implementation of the standard 7or a    
comparable standard7 for the ,state     
regulated electric utility during the   
#c-year period ending on that date of   

enactment4  4  7#b7 ,prior and pending  
proceedings ,section #abd of the ,public
 ,utility ,regulatory ,policies ,act of 
#aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bfcd7 is amended  
by inserting ,in the case of the        
standard established by paragraph 7#bb7 
of section #aaa7;d71 the reference      
contained in this section to the date of
 enactment of this ,act shall be deemed 
to be a reference to the date of        
enactment of that paragraph 7#bb74 after
 paragraph 7#ba744  ,september #ai1     
#bjbe;,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed