,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ffcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aa1         
#bjbe,mrs4 ,f$or*ak introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,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   
/&>d ,section #bje ( ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act 
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbd;d7 is am5d$ by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+3  7h7  ,be/-,available
 transmission conductor /&>d  7#a7      
,def9itions  ,9 ?is subsection3 7,a7    
,be/-available transmission conductor ,!
 t]m be/-available transmission         
conductor means a transmission conductor
 t1 z det]m9$ by ! ,commission by rule  
"u p>agraph 7#e7--  7i7 provides !      
greate/ feasible & comm]cially available

 en]gy-c>ry+ capacity at a giv5 voltage 
level2  7ii7 provides ! highe/ feasible 
& comm]cially available electrical      
effici5cy at t voltage level2 &  7iii7  
mitigates !rmal sag at ! maximum rat$   
transmission-c>ry+ capacity ( !         
facility4  7,b7  ,cov]$ project  ,! t]m 
cov]$ project means-- 7i7 ! con/ruction 
( a new transmission facility subject to
 ! jurisdiction ( ! ,commission "u      
section #bja7;b72 &  7ii7 any           
modification1 upgrade1 replacem5t1 or   
reconductor+ ( an exi/+ transmission l9e
 subject to su* jurisdiction4  7#b7     
,presumption ( prud5ce = be/-available  
transmission conductors  ,9 any fil+    
seek+ to recov] ! co/ ( a transmission  
conductor = a cov]$ project1 & 9 any    
proce$+ to det]m9e :e!r su* co/ may be  
recov]$ ?r\gh rates1 ! ,commission %all 
presume t ! use ( a be/-available       
transmission conductor is a prud5t      
practice & t ! associat$ co/s are j &   
reasonable4  7#c7  ,presumption aga9/   
recov]y ( co/s = non-be/-available      

conductors  ,9 any fil+ seek+ to recov] 
! co/ ( a transmission conductor = a    
cov]$ project1 & 9 any proce$+ to       
det]m9e :e!r su* co/ may be recov]$     
?r\gh rates1 ! ,commission %all presume 
t ! use ( a transmission conductor t is 
n a be/-available transmission conductor
 is n prud5t & t ! associat$ co/s are n 
j & reasonable4  7#d7  ,applicability   
,! requirem5ts ( ?is subsection apply   
only to public utilities & only )       
respect to cov]$ projects t are subject 
to ! jurisdiction ( ! ,commission "u    
section #bja7;b74  7#e7  ,rulemak+  ,n  
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 ! ,commission
 %all promulgate regulations to implem5t
 ?is subsection4 ,9 promulgat+ su*      
regulations1 ! ,commission %all--  7,a7 
e/abli% a me?odology = det]m9+ :e!r a   
transmission conductor is a             
be/-available transmission conductor =  
purposes ( ?is subsection2  7,b7 ensure 
t su* me?odology is consi/5t ) ! crit]ia
 set =? 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,a72 &  7,c7   

provide = p]iodic review & updat+ ( !   
me?odology to reflect improvem5ts 9     
te*nology1 mat]ials1 & sy/em p]=mance4  
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