,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gibf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ab1 #bjbf ,ms4  
,/ev5s introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli%        
requirem5ts = :5 ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy   
may provide f9ancial assi/ance to       
regulat$ inve/or own$ electric          
utilities1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/op    
,unfair ,electricity ,prices ,act4  #b4 
,pres]v+ en]gy af=dability  7a7 ,"o ye> 
moratorium on provid+ f9ancial assi/ance
 to c]ta9 inve/or own$ electric         
utilities  7#a7 ,requirem5t ,not)/&+ any
 o!r provision ( law relat+ to !        
provision ( f9ancial assi/ance by !     
,secret>y1 dur+ ! p]iod ( #a ye> t beg9s
 on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 !  
,secret>y may n provide any f9ancial    
assi/ance to a regulat$ inve/or own$    
electric utility t1 aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is section1 *>ges resid5tial
 electric consum]s a rate = electricity 

above ! rate = electricity *>g$ by !    
utility to resid5tial electric consum]s 
on ,janu>y #a1 #bjbf4  7#b7 ,t]m9ation (
 f9ancial assi/ance ,a regulat$ inve/or 
own$ electric utility to :i* ! ,secret>y
 provides f9ancial assi/ance dur+ !     
p]iod ( #a ye> t beg9s on ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is section may n *>ge       
resid5tial electric consum]s a rate =   
electricity above ! rate = electricity  
*>g$ by ! utility to resid5tial electric
 consum]s on ,janu>y #a1 #bjbf dur+ !   
p]iod ( #a ye> t beg9s on ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is section4 ,if ! ,secret>y 
det]m9es t a regulat$ inve/or own$      
electric utility violates ! prohibition 
9 ! prec$+ s5t5ce1 ! ,secret>y %all     
t]m9ate ! f9ancial assi/ance provid$ by 
! ,secret>y to ! utility4  7b7          
,requirem5t = subsequ5t p]iod ( #b ye>s 
7#a7 ,requirem5t ,not)/&+ any o!r       
provision ( law relat+ to ! provision ( 
f9ancial assi/ance by ! ,secret>y1 dur+ 
! p]iod ( #b ye>s t beg9s aft] ! p]iod (
 #a ye> describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 !    

,secret>y may n provide any f9ancial    
assi/ance to a regulat$ inve/or own$    
electric utility t1 aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is section1 *>ges resid5tial
 electric consum]s a rate = electricity 
above ! rate = electricity *>g$ by !    
utility to resid5tial electric consum]s 
on ,janu>y #a1 #bjbf1 unless ! regulat$ 
inve/or own$ electric utility--  7,a7   
dur+ su* p]iod ( #b ye>s1 does n provide
 to ! #e highe/ comp5sat$ employees ( ! 
utility an am\nt ( total comp5sation t  
exce$s ! am\nt ( total comp5sation ( !  
#e highe/ comp5sat$ employees ( !       
utility on ,janu>y #a1 #bjbf2  7,b7 dur+
 su* p]iod ( #b ye>s1 at ! "t ( increas+
 su* rate1 r$uces ! total comp5sation ( 
! #e highe/ comp5sat$ employees ( !     
utility by ! am\nt t is twice ! am\nt ( 
! p]c5tage po9t increase f ! rate t 0 9 
effect on ,janu>y #a1 #bjbf1 to ! new   
rate2 &  7,c7 submits to ! ,secret>y a  
report t id5tifies-- 7i7 ! am\nt ( total
 comp5sation ( ! #e highe/ comp5sat$    
employees ( ! utility on ,janu>y #a1    

#bjbf2 &  7ii7 ! am\nt ( total          
comp5sation ( ! #e highe/ comp5sat$     
employees ( ! utility z a result ( !    
r$uction 9 total comp5sation describ$ 9 
subp>agraph 7,b74  7#b7 ,t]m9ation (    
f9ancial assi/ance ,if ! ,secret>y      
det]m9es t a regulat$ inve/or own$      
electric utility to :i* ! ,secret>y     
provid$ f9ancial assi/ance comp5sat$ !  
#e highe/ comp5sat$ employees ( !       
utility 9 violation ( subp>agraph 7,a7  
or 7,b7 ( p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y    
%all t]m9ate ! f9ancial assi/ance       
provid$ by ! ,secret>y to ! utility4    
7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,electric consum]2 rate2 /ate regulatory
 au?ority2 /ate regulat$ electric       
utility ,! t]ms electric consum]1 rate1 
,/ate regulatory au?ority1 & ,/ate      
regulat$ electric utility h ! mean+s    
giv5 su* t]ms1 respectively1 9 section  
#c ( ! ,public ,utility ,regulatory     
,policies ,act ( #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#bfjb74  7#b7 ,regulat$ inve/or own$    
electric utility ,! t]m regulat$ inve/or

 own$ electric utility means a ,/ate    
regulat$ electric utility t is an       
inve/or own$ electric utility4  7#c7    
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,en]gy4  7#d7 ,total        
comp5sation ,! t]m total comp5sation    
includes any sal>y1 bonuses1 /ock aw>ds1
 /ock options1 & any o!r f9ancial       
remun]ation4