,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bfa #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cfcb ,report ,no4 #aai-cjg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #bi1 #bjbe ,mr4 ,griffith introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,september #bc1 #bjbe ,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,carter of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,obernolte1 ,mr4 ,onder1 and ,mrs4 ,miller of ,west ,virginia ,september #bc1 #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 ,federal ,power ,act to adjust the requirements for orders1 rules1 and regulations relating to furnishing adequate service1 to require owners or operators of generating facilities to provide notice of planned retirements of certain electric generating units1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,power ,plant ,reliability ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,furnishing of adequate service2 advance notice of planned retirements ,section #bjg of the ,federal ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbd;f7 is amended to read as follows3 #bjg4 ,furnishing of adequate service2 advance notice of planned retirements 7a7 ,furnishing of adequate service 7#a7 ,in general ,whenever the ,commission1 upon complaint of a ,state commission or a ,transmission ,organization1 after notice to each ,state commission and public utility affected1 and after opportunity for hearing within #ij days of receipt of such complaint1 finds that any interstate service of any public utility is inadequate or insufficient1 or is likely to become inadequate or insufficient within #e years of receiving such complaint1 the ,commission shall determine the proper1 adequate1 or sufficient service to be furnished1 and shall fix the same by issuing an order1 rule1 or regulation4 7#b7 ,requirements ,the ,commission1 in an order1 rule1 or regulation issued under paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 may not-- 7i7 compel the enlargement of generating facilities2 or 7ii7 compel the public utility to sell or exchange electric energy when to do so would impair its ability to render proper1 adequate1 or sufficient service to its customers2 7,b7 may require-- 7i7 continuing the operation of an electric generating unit2 and 7ii7 any affected ,state commission1 ,transmission ,organization1 or public utility to develop and implement a long-term plan for the planning1 construction1 and operation of interstate transmission facilities that may be necessary for the public utility to provide adequate and sufficient interstate service2 and 7,c7 shall determine-- 7i7 any rate or charge necessary to provide compensation for the additional costs of the proper1 adequate1 or sufficient service to be furnished1 including compensation to an owner or operator of an electric generating unit that is required to continue to operate under such order1 rule1 or regulation2 and 7ii7 the cost allocation of any rate or charge4 7#c7 ,term length ,except as provided in paragraph 7#d71 an order1 rule1 or regulation issued under paragraph 7#a7 shall terminate on the date that the ,commission determines appropriate1 which may not be later than #e years after the date on which the ,commission issues such order1 rule1 or regulation4 7#d7 ,extension 7,a7 ,request for extension ,not earlier than the date that is #ahj days prior to the date on which an order1 rule1 or regulation terminates1 as determined under paragraph 7#c71 and not later than #fj days prior to such termination date1 any affected ,state commission1 ,transmission ,organization1 or public utility may submit to the ,commission a request to extend such order1 rule1 or regulation4 7,b7 ,deadline ,with respect to a request submitted under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,commission shall-- 7i7 not later than #ad days after the date on which the ,commission receives the request1 notify each affected ,state commission1 ,transmission ,organization1 and public utility of the request2 7ii7 provide an opportunity for a hearing on the request before accepting or denying the request under clause 7iii72 and 7iii7 not later than #fj days after the date on which the ,commission receives the request-- 7,i7 accept the request and extend the applicable order1 rule1 or regulation2 or 7,,ii7 deny the request4 7,c7 ,term length ,an order1 rule1 or regulation extended under subparagraph 7,b7 shall terminate on the date that the ,commission determines appropriate1 which may not be later than #e years after the date on which the ,commission extended such order1 rule1 or regulation4 7#e7 ,treatment of certain actions ,to the extent an omission or action taken by a party1 that is necessary to comply with an order1 rule1 or regulation issued or extended under this subsection1 including any omission or action taken to voluntarily comply with such order1 rule1 or regulation1 results in noncompliance with1 or causes such party to not comply with1 any ,federal1 ,state1 or local environmental law or regulation1 such omission or action shall not be considered a violation of such environmental law or regulation1 or subject such party to any requirement1 civil or criminal liability1 or a citizen suit under such environmental law or regulation4 7b7 ,advance notice of planned retirements 7#a7 ,in general ,if an owner or operator of a generating facility plans to retire an electric generating unit that is a component of such facility1 such owner or operator shall submit to the ,commission and any affected ,state commission or ,transmission ,organization a notice of such plan at least #e years before the date on which such owner or operator plans to retire such electric generating unit4 7#b7 ,unplanned retirements ,an owner or operator of a generating facility that retires an electric generating unit due to an unplanned catastrophe1 emergency1 disaster1 or similar event that renders such electric generating unit inoperable is not subject to the notice requirement described in paragraph 7#a74 7#c7 ,publicly available ,the ,commission shall make publicly available each notice submitted under paragraph 7#a74 7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,bulk-power system ,the term bulk-power system has the meaning given such term in section #bae7;a74 7#b7 ,electric generating unit ,the term electric generating unit means an electric energy producing unit that-- 7,a7 is a component of a generating facility2 7,b7 has a power production capacity of not less than #e megawatts2 and 7,c7 is interconnected to the bulk-power system4 7#c7 ,retire ,the term retire1 with respect to an electric generating unit1 means to1 for an indefinite period of time-- 7,a7 idle the electric generating unit2 7,b7 disconnect the electric generating unit from the bulk-power system2 or 7,c7 otherwise make unavailable for sale all electric energy that is generated by the electric generating unit4 4 ,september #bc1 #bjbe ,committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed