,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hbdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ac1 #bjbf,mr4 
,got!im] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,lawl]7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act to  
all[ a p]son to con/ruct or modify an   
electric transmission facility 9 a      
national int]e/ electric transmission   
corridor if ! p]son self-c]tifies c]ta9 
in=mation to ! ,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory
 ,commission1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,grid ,expansion & ,reliability ,act4   
#b4 ,sit+ ( int]/ate electric           
transmission facilities ,section #baf ( 
! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbdp7
 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7a7--    
7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ ,secret>y
 ( ,en]gy 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z !  
,secret>y7 & ins]t+ ,f$]al ,en]gy       
,regulatory ,commission2 &  7,b7 9      
p>agraphs 7#b71 7#c71 & 7#d71 by /rik+  
,secret>y ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+   

,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory ,commission2  
7#b7 by /rik+ subsections 7b7 & 7d7 &   
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7b7 ,self c]tification
 prior to con/ruction or modification ( 
electric transmission facilities  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,beg9n+ on ! date on :i*       
regulations are issu$ "u p>agraph 7#c71 
any p]son may con/ruct or modify an     
electric transmission facility locat$ 9 
a national int]e/ electric transmission 
corridor designat$ "u subsection 7a7 if 
su* p]son c]tifies ! in=mation describ$ 
9 p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,in=mation       
describ$ ,! in=mation describ$ 9 ?is    
p>agraph is ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,! exact    
legal "n1 title1 mail+ address1 &       
pr9cipal place ( bus9ess ( ! p]son :o w 
con/ruct or modify ! electric           
transmission facility4  7,b7 ,:e!r !    
p]son :o w con/ruct or modify ! electric
 transmission facility is an individual 
or corporation1 & if ! p]son is a       
corporation1 ! ,/ate "u ! laws ( :i* su*
 corporation is organiz$4  7,c7 ,a      
concise description ( any exi/+         

op]ations ( ! p]son :o w con/ruct or    
modify ! electric transmission facility4
  7,d7 ,a concise description ( !       
electric transmission facility to be    
con/ruct$ or modifi$1 includ+ ! dates on
 :i* su* con/ruction or modification is 
expect$ to beg9 & be complet$4  7,e7 ,a 
table ( cont5ts t li/s ea* docum5t      
includ$ 9 ! c]tification4  7#c7         
,regulations ,n lat] ?an #cfe days aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,grid ,expansion &
 ,reliability ,act1 ! ,f$]al ,en]gy     
,regulatory ,commission %all issue      
regulations to c>ry out ?is subsection4 
7c7 ,annual audits & reports  7#a7      
,audits ,! ,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory    
,commission %all annually audit ea*     
c]tification made "u subsection 7b7 to  
det]m9e :e!r ! c]tification includ$ !   
in=mation requir$ by p>agraph 7#b7 ( su*
 subsection4  7#b7 ,reports ,n lat] ?an 
#cfe days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( !    
,grid ,expansion & ,reliability ,act1 & 
annually !reaft]1 ! ,f$]al ,en]gy       
,regulatory ,commission %all submit to  

,congress a report describ+--  7,a7 !   
efficacy ( ! c]tification process "u    
subsection 7b7 = au?oriz+ ! con/ruction 
& modification ( electric transmission  
facilities2  7,b7 any issues t result f 
su* process2 &  7,c7 recomm5dations = h[
 to improve su* process ?r\gh additional
 legislation or regulation1 if ne$$4  2 
7#c7 9 subsection 7e77#a7--  7,a7 by    
/rik+ a p]mit "u subsection 7b7 =       
electric transmission facilities to be  
locat$ & ins]t+ a p]son au?oriz$        
pursuant to subsection 7b7 to con/ruct  
or modify an electric transmission      
facility2  7,b7 by /rik+ ! p]mit hold]  
ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+ su* p]son2 &
  7,c7 by /rik+ &1 9 ! det]m9ation ( !  
,commission1 ! p]mit hold] has made good
 fai? ef=ts to engage ) l&[n]s & o!r    
/akehold]s e>ly 9 ! applicable p]mitt+  
process & ins]t+ p]mitt+ process2  7#d7 
9 subsection 7h7-- 7,a7 by /rik+        
,secret>y ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+   
,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory ,commission2  
7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ ,dep>tm5t

 ( ,en]gy & ins]t+ ,f$]al ,en]gy        
,regulatory ,commission2 &  7,c7 9      
p>agraph 7#i7--  7i7 by /rik+           
subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7ii7 by r$esignat+ 
subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c7 z subp>agraphs 
7,a7 & 7,b71 respectively2 &  7#e7 9    
subsection 7i7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#b71  
by /rik+ ,secret>y & ins]t+ ,f$]al      
,en]gy ,regulatory ,commission2 &  7,b7 
9 p>agraph 7#d7-- 7i7 by ins]t+ ,f$]al  
,en]gy ,regulatory be=e ,commission2    
7ii7 by /rik+ ,secret>y & ins]t+ ,f$]al 
,en]gy ,regulatory ,commission2 &  7iii7
 by /rik+ 9 disagreem5t & all t foll[s  
?r\gh subsection 7a74 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3
 9 disagreem5t ab\t ! sit+ (            
transmission facilities )9 any ,/ate t  
is a p>ty to ! compact44