,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #feij  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aj1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,riley ( ,new ,york 7= himself
 & ,mr4 ,van ,drew7 introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !    
,committee on ,ways & ,means1 = 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 limit 
bonuses = executives ( c]ta9 electric   
utilities1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,no     
,bonuses = ,utility ,executives ,act4   
#b4 ,limitation on bonuses = executives 
( c]ta9 electric utilities  7a7         
,au?oriz$ bonuses  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,beg9n+
 ,janu>y #a1 #bjbe1 a cov]$ utility may1
 subject to p>agraph 7#b71 pay a bonus  
to an executive ( su* cov]$ utility = ! 
fiscal ye> ( ! cov]$ utility only if !  
av]age p]c5tage increase 9 cu/om] rates 
( ! cov]$ utility = su* fiscal ye> does 

n exce$ any p]c5tage increase 9 !       
,consum] ,price ,index = ,all ,urban    
,consum]s 7,,cpi-,u7 publi%$ by !       
,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,labor = ! #ab-mon? p]iod end+ on !  
la/ day ( su* fiscal ye>4  7#b7         
,limitation ,a bonus paid pursuant to   
p>agraph 7#a7 may n exce$ #be p]c5t ( ! 
m$ian ( ! annual comp5sation = su*      
fiscal ye> ( employees ( ! cov]$ utility
 :o are n executives4  7b7 ,ov]sight    
7#a7 ,det]m9ation ( bonuses all[$  7,a7 
,in=mation provid$ to ,commission ,n    
lat] ?an #a week aft] ! la/ day ( !     
fiscal ye> ( a cov]$ utility1 ! cov]$   
utility %all provide to ! ,f$]al ,en]gy 
,regulatory ,commission in=mation on--  
7i7 ! av]age p]c5tage increase 9 cu/om] 
rates ( ! cov]$ utility = su* fiscal    
ye>2 &  7ii7 ! m$ian ( ! annual         
comp5sation = su* fiscal ye> ( employees
 ( ! cov]$ utility :o are n executives4 
7,b7 ,det]m9ation ( bonuses all[$ ,n    
lat] ?an #a mon? aft] ! la/ day ( su*   
fiscal ye>1 ! ,commission %all det]m9e--

 7i7 :e!r ! cov]$ utility may pay a     
bonus pursuant to subsection 7a77#a72 & 
7ii7 ! maximum all[able am\nt "u        
subsection 7a77#b7 ( any su* bonus4     
7#b7 ,ov]sight ( bonuses  7,a7          
,det]m9ation ( compliance ,! ,commission
 %all1 jo9tly ) ! ,commission] (        
,int]nal ,rev5ue1 det]m9e :e!r ea* cov]$
 utility is 9 compliance ) subsection   
7a74  7,b7 ,p5alties  7i7 ,=feiture ,a  
bonus result+ f a violation ( subsection
 7a7 by a cov]$ utility %all be =feit$  
to ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7ii7 ,/imulus *ecks
 ,= any su* bonus--  7,i7 ! cov]$       
utility %all provide any in=mation to ! 
,commission] ( ,int]nal ,rev5ue t !     
,commission] det]m9es to be necess>y to 
c>ry out subclause 7,,ii72 &  7,,ii7 !  
,commission] %all issue a paym5t to ea* 
cu/om] ( su* cov]$ utility 9 an am\nt   
equal to ! am\nt =feit$ "u clause 7i7   
divid$ by ! numb] ( cu/om]s ( ! cov]$   
utility4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3 7#a7 ,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 #bfjb77 t is n :olly own$ by  
,unit$ ,/ates p]sons4  7#b7 ,cu/om]     
rates ,! t]m cu/om] rates means ! rates 
& *>ges made1 dem&$1 or receiv$ by a    
cov]$ utility = or 9 connection ) ! sale
 ( electric en]gy &1 if applicable1     
natural gas4  7#c7 ,executive ,! t]m    
executive means a ,c-suite executive1   
includ+ a *ief executive (fic]1 *ief    
op]at+ (fic]1 *ief f9ancial (fic]1 *ief 
in=mation (fic]1 *ief te*nology (fic]1  
*ief m>ket+ (fic]1 *ief human res\rces  
(fic]1 *ief p (fic]1 & any p]son t !    
,commission det]m9es holds a title      
sub/antially simil> to any su* title4   
7#d7 ,unit$ ,/ates p]son ,! t]m ,unit$  
,/ates p]son means-- 7,a7 an individual 
:o is a citiz5 (1 or an ali5 lawfully   
admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce 91 ! ,unit$  
,/ates2 or  7,b7 an entity organiz$ "u !
 laws ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or any          
jurisdiction )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4