#aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #ffcc  ,,an ,,act  ,to e/abli% a       
be/-available transmission conductor    
/&>d = c]ta9 transmission projects "u ! 
,f$]al ,p[] ,act & to provide =         
presumptions reg>d+ co/ recov]y = su*   
conductors4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,high-,capacity ,grid   
,act4  #b4 ,be/-available transmission  
conductor class ,! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act is  
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #bbc 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #hbdw7 ! foll[+3  #bbd4 ,use (
 be/-available transmission conductors  
7a7 ,use ( be/-available transmission   
conductors ,9 ex]cis+ its au?ority "u   
sections #bje & #bjf1 ! ,commission %all
 require t public utilities use         
transmission conductors t are designat$ 
z "p ( ! be/-available transmission     
conductor class :5 c>ry+ out cov]$      
projects4  7b7 ,regulations  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,commission   
%all issue regulations to c>ry out ?is  
section4  7#b7 ,inclusions ,9 issu+     

regulations "u p>agraph 7#a71 !         
,commission %all-- 7,a7 e/abli%1 9      
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy1 a  
me?odology to designate1 z "p ( !       
be/-available transmission conductors   
class1 transmission conductors t--  7i7 
provide ! greate/ feasible & comm]cially
 available en]gy-c>ry+ capacity at a    
giv5 voltage level2  7ii7 provide !     
highe/ feasible & comm]cially available 
electrical effici5cy at t voltage level2
 &  7iii7 provide ! greate/ feasible &  
comm]cially available level ( me*anical 
p]=mance1 tak+ into acc\nt relevant     
factors1 includ+ reliability1 safety1 & 
af=dability2  7,b7 us+ su* me?odology1  
designate transmission conductors z "p (
 ! be/-available transmission conductor 
class2  7,c7 e/abli% fil+ requirem5ts = 
public utilities to demon/rate          
compliance ) ! regulations1 includ+ 7z  
applicable7 su* in=mation & data !      
,commission det]m9es necess>y to        
demon/rate project-specific impacts     
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,d72 &  7,d7    

provide t ! requirem5t to use           
transmission conductors t are designat$ 
z "p ( ! be/-available transmission     
conductor class n apply--  7i7 to c>ry+ 
out any cov]$ project = :i* a public    
utility1 prior to ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is section1 has-- 7,i7 fil$ = any ,/ate
 or ,f$]al p]mit requir$ to c>ry out !  
cov]$ project2 or  7,,ii7 procur$ any   
transmission conductors2  7ii7 to !     
em]g5cy replacem5t or repair (          
transmission facilities necess>y to     
re/ore s]vice foll[+ a natural disa/]1  
act ( t]rorism1 or o!r ev5t designat$ z 
an em]g5cy by a relevant ,f$]al or ,/ate
 au?ority2  7iii7 if su* use w\ld       
negatively impact safety or violate a   
reliability /&>d2 or  7iv7 if ! public  
utility c>ry+ out ! cov]$ project       
demon/rates su* use w\ld significantly  
increase ! co/ p] kil[att-h\r (         
electricity )\t provid+ a mat]ial &     
comm5surate increase to capacity1       
effici5cy1 or me*anical p]=mance4  7c7  
,p]iodic review & updates ,! ,commission

 may1 to reflect improvem5ts 9          
te*nology1 p]iodically review & update--
 7#a7 ! me?odology = designat+          
transmission conductors z "p ( !        
be/-available transmission conductor    
class2 &  7#b7 ! designation (          
transmission conductors z "p ( !        
be/-available transmission conductor    
class4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 
7#a7 ,be/-available transmission        
conductor class ,! t]m be/-available    
transmission conductor class means a    
class ( transmission conductors t are   
designat$ z "p ( ! class pursuant to ?is
 section4  7#b7 ,commission ,! t]m      
,commission means ! ,f$]al ,en]gy       
,regulatory ,commission4  7#c7 ,cov]$   
project ,! t]m cov]$ project means--    
7,a7 ! con/ruction ( a new transmission 
facility subject to ! jurisdiction ( !  
,commission "u section #bja7;b7 t       
includes a transmission conductor2 or   
7,b7 any major 7z det]m9$ by !          
,commission7 modification1 upgrade1     
replacem5t1 or reconductor+ ( an exi/+  

transmission conductor subject to su*   
jurisdiction4  7#d7 ,reliability /&>d ,!
 t]m reliability /&>d has ! mean+ giv5  
su* t]m 9 section #bae4  4  ,pass$ !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,septemb] #ae1  
#bjbf4;,cl]k4