,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gdje  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #e1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,mull9 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,en]gy to conduct a /udy on 
us+ highway rights-(-way & rail         
rights-(-way z locations on :i* to      
con/ruct high-voltage transmission      
infra/ructure1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,rail & ,highway ,transmission ,plann+  
,act4  #b4 ,s5se ( ,congress2 ,purpose  
7a7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (    
,congress t transportation rights-(-way1
 includ+ highway & rail rights-(-way1   
%\ld be utiliz$ 9 ways t s]ve ! public  
int]e/1 includ+ accommodat+ new electric
 transmission infra/ructure4  7b7       
,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is ,act is to    
accel]ate ! developm5t ( high-voltage   
transmission infra/ructure by id5tify+  
opportunities to co-locate su* projects 
)9 exi/+ transportation rights-(-way1 ) 

! goal ( alleviat+ en]gy capacity       
con/ra9ts & deliv]+ m af=dable1 reliable
 electricity = consum]s4  #c4 ,/udy on  
plac+ high-voltage transmission         
infra/ructure on rail & highway         
rights-(-ways  7a7 ,/udy ,! ,secret>y ( 
,en]gy1 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y (  
,transportation1 ! ,f$]al ,en]gy        
,regulatory ,commission1 & ea* director 
( a ,national ,laboratory det]m9$       
relevant by ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy1 %all  
conduct a /udy evaluat+ ! pot5tial      
b5efits & *all5ges ( us+ cov]$          
rights-(-way z locations on :i* to      
con/ruct high-voltage transmission      
infra/ructure4  7b7 ,elem5ts ,9 c>ry+   
out ! /udy "u subsection 7a71 !         
,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all-- 7#a7 conduct a
 review ( projects complet$ or be+ c>ri$
 out to develop high-voltage electric   
transmission infra/ructure on a cov]$   
"r-(-way 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ an  
assessm5t ( any *all5ges ) respect to   
safety1 eng9e]+1 prop]ty rights1 or o!r 
matt]s enc\nt]$ :ile c>ry+ out su*      

projects & h[ ea* su* *all5ge 0         
address$2  7#b7 bas$ on ! results ( !   
review "u p>agraph 7#a71 det]m9e be/    
practices ) respect to ! plann+1        
p]mitt+1 f9anc+1 & develop+ (           
high-voltage electric transmission      
infra/ructure on a cov]$ "r-(-way2  7#c7
 g5]ate1 or consolidate f available     
s\rces1 data on cov]$ rights-(-way to   
evaluate ! te*nical feasibility ( build+
 high-voltage transmission l9es on ea*  
su* cov]$ "r-(-way2  7#d7 us+ data      
g5]at$ or consolidat$ "u p>agraph 7#c71 
id5tify ea* cov]$ "r-(-way suitable = ! 
con/ruction ( high-voltage transmission 
l9es consid]+-- 7,a7 ) respect to !     
geographic region ( ea* cov]$ "r-(-way  
evaluat$1 ! ne$ = transmission          
infra/ructure to alleviate en]gy        
transmission capacity con/ra9ts or      
conge/ion 9 ! geographic region2  7,b7 !
 te*nical feasibility ( build+          
high-voltage transmission l9es on ea*   
su* cov]$ "r-(-way2 &  7,c7 any o!r     
consid]ations det]m9$ appropriate by !  

,secret>y2  7#e7 ) respect to ea* cov]$ 
"r-(-way id5tifi$ "u p>agraph 7#d7--    
7,a7 evaluate ! suitability ( v>i\s     
high-voltage transmission               
configurations1 acc\nt+ = !             
infra/ructure ne$s ( ea* su*            
configuration1 includ+-- 7i7            
high-voltage alt]nat+ curr5t2  7ii7     
high-voltage direct curr5t2  7iii7      
po9t-to-po9t high-voltage direct curr5t2
  7iv7 multi-t]m9al bi-directional      
high-voltage direct curr5t sy/ems2  7v7 
ov]head l9es2  7vi7 und]gr\nd l9es2 &   
7vii7 any o!r relevant configuration1 z 
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2  7,b7 id5tify & 
exam9e any pot5tial *all5ges unique to  
transmission developm5t 9 ! cov]$       
"r-(-way2  7,c7 det]m9e ! co/s & b5efits
 ( con/ruct+ high-voltage transmission  
infra/ructure 9 ! cov]$ "r-(-way1       
includ+ any co/ or "t sav+s expect$ to  
be realiz$ ) respect to l& acquisition  
or obta9+ any requisite p]mits1 & comp>e
 su* co/s & b5efits to ! av]age co/s &  
b5efits ( con/ruct+ simil> high-voltage 

transmission infra/ructure on l&s t are 
n a cov]$ "r-(-way2  7,d7 id5tify-- 7i7 
any pot5tial fund+ me*anisms & f9anc+   
opportunities available = entities to   
use = ! con/ruction ( high-voltage      
transmission infra/ructure on !         
"r-(-way2 &  7ii7 any pot5tial f9ancial 
b5efits = /akehold]s 9 su* con/ruction1 
includ+ own]s ( prop]ty abutt+ !        
"r-(-way or o!rwise implicat$ by !      
con/ruction2 &  7,e7 analyze h[1 if at  
all1 ! con/ruction ( high-voltage       
transmission infra/ructure on ! cov]$   
"r-(-way is likely to support           
improvem5ts 9 grid reliability1 /reaml9e
 ! int]connection queue1 increase en]gy 
transmission capacity1 contribute to    
r$uc$ en]gy co/s = en]gy consum]s1 &    
improve highway or rail safety &        
effici5cy2  7#f7 evaluate ! effects1 if 
any1 ( con/ruct+ & op]at+ high-voltage  
transmission l9es on cov]$ rights-(-way 
on ! environm5t1 railroad op]ations1 &  
communities ne> ! "r-(-way1 includ+--   
7,a7 electromagnetic int]f]5ce ) rail   

safety1 rail signal+ equipm5t1 & rail   
communication equipm5t2 &  7,b7 !       
pot5tial = safety or op]ational         
int]f]5ce :ile p]=m+ ma9t5ance1         
rehabilitation "w1 or expansion (       
transportation infra/ructure on cov]$   
rights-(-way2  7#g7 develop-- 7,a7 an   
int]ag5cy action plan ) respect to !    
con/ruction & op]ation ( high-voltage   
transmission l9es on cov]$ rights-(-way2
 &  7,b7 = use facilitat+ ! con/ruction 
( high-voltage transmission             
infra/ructure on a cov]$ "r-(-way1      
res\rces = use by-- 7i7 ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 &
 local gov]nm5tal ag5cies2 &  7ii7      
utilities1 railroad c>ri]s1 & o!r       
relevant /akehold]s1 z id5tifi$ by !    
,secret>y2 &  7#h7 consult utilities1   
railroad c>ri]s1 & any relevant         
/akehold]s1 z id5tifi$ by ! ,secret>y4  
7c7 ,publication  7#a7 ,roll+           
publication ( /udy elem5ts ,z soon z is 
practicable aft] ea* elem5t ( ! /udy    
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 is complete1 !
 ,secret>y %all publi% ! results ( !    

elem5t & any data develop$ or           
consolidat$ 9 ! completion ( ! elem5t4  
7#b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
%all-- 7,a7 submit to ,congress a report
 detail+ ! results ( ! /udy "u          
subsection 7a71 includ+ all data        
und]p9n+ su* results1 :i* %all be       
pres5t$ 9 a ma*9e-readable =mat2 &  7,b7
 publi% su* report & su* data4  7#c7 ,=m
 ,all in=mation1 data1 & reports publi%$
 pursuant to ?is subsection-- 7,a7 %all 
be publi%$ on a publicly accessible     
website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy2 &  7,b7 
may be publi%$ ) r$actions ( any data ! 
publication ( :i* ! ,secret>y det]m9e   
poses a national security risk4  7d7    
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ 
"r-(-way ,! t]m cov]$ "r-(-way means--  
7,a7 a highway "r-(-way1 includ+ a      
"r-(-way ( a ,/ate highway & a "r-(-way 
( ! ,national ,highway ,sy/em2 or  7,b7 
a rail "r-(-way1 includ+ a "r-(-way ( an
 ab&on$ railroad4  7#b7 ,highway2       
,national ,highway ,sy/em ,! t]ms       

highway & ,national ,highway ,sy/em h ! 
mean+s giv5 su* t]ms1 respectively1 9   
section #aja ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code4  7#c7 ,national ,laboratory ,!   
t]m ,national ,laboratory has ! mean+   
giv5 ! t]m 9 section #b ( ! ,en]gy      
,policy ,act ( #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#aehja74  7#d7 ,railroad c>ri] ,! t]m   
railroad c>ri] has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 
9 section #bjajb ( title #di1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code4