,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ifee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ac1 #bjbf,mr4  
,riley ( ,new ,york 7= himself & ,mr4   
,van ,drew7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &   
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public 
,utility ,regulatory ,policies ,act (   
#aigh to add a /&>d prohibit+ ! recov]y 
( co/s associat$ ) data c5t]s by c]ta9  
electric utilities1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,fair ,allocation ( ,infra/ructure    
,responsibility = ,data ,act or ! ,,fair
 ,data ,act4  #b4 ,,purpa /&>d = recov]y
 ( co/s associat$ ) cov]$ data c5t]s    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #aaa7;d7 ( !      
,public ,utility ,regulatory ,policies  
,act ( #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bfba7;d77  
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
7#bb7 ,co/s associat$ ) cov]$ data c5t]s
  7,a7 ,co/ recov]y relat+ to cov]$ data
 c5t]s ,no cov]$ utility may recov] f   
resid5tial or small bus9ess electric    
consum]s1 includ+ ?r\gh rates *>g$ by   

su* cov]$ utility = provid+ electric    
s]vice1 any co/s ( ! cov]$ utility      
associat$ ) cov]$ data c5t]s1 includ+   
any co/s associat$ ) any upgrade made to
 ! g5]ation1 transmission1 or           
di/ribution facilities ( ! electric grid
 9 ord] to meet ! dem& = electric en]gy 
f cov]$ data c5t]s4  7,b7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is p>agraph3  7i7 ,cov]$ utility ,!   
t]m cov]$ utility means a ,/ate regulat$
 electric utility t is inve/or own$4    
7ii7 ,cov]$ data c5t] ,! t]m cov]$ data 
c5t] means a facility1 or an aggregation
 ( facilities at a s+le site1 ) respect 
to :i* ! peak dem& ( su* facility or su*
 aggregation ( facilities exce$s #ge    
megawatts1 t prim>ily conta9 electronic 
equipm5t us$ to process1 /ore1 transmit1
 or ho/ digital in=mation & !           
electrical1 me*anical1 & environm5tal   
control equipm5t to ma9ta9 ! prop]      
conditions = ! op]ation ( electronic    
equipm5t4  4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts  7#a7
 ,consid]ation & det]m9ation ,section   
#aaa7;a7 ( ! ,public ,utility           

,regulatory ,policies ,act ( #aigh 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #bfba7;a77 is am5d$ by /rik+  
,ea* ,/ate & ins]t+ ,except z o!rwise   
provid$ 9 ?is section1 ea* ,/ate4  7#b7 
,obligations to consid] & det]m9e       
,section #aab ( ! ,public ,utility      
,regulatory ,policies ,act ( #aigh 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #bfbb7 is am5d$--  7,a7 9     
subsection 7b71 by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7#i7 7,a7 ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s 
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is p>agraph1  
ea* ,/ate regulatory au?ority 7) respect
 to ea* cov]$ utility 7z def9$ 9        
p>agraph 7#bb7 ( section #aaa7;d77 = :i*
 ! ,/ate has ratemak+ au?ority7 %all    
comm5ce consid]ation "u section #aaa1 or
 set a he>+ date = consid]ation1 )      
respect to ! /&>d e/abli%$ by su*       
p>agraph 7#bb7 ( section #aaa7;d74  7,b7
 ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is p>agraph1 ea* ,/ate      
regulatory au?ority 7) respect to ea*   
cov]$ utility 7z def9$ 9 p>agraph 7#bb7 
( section #aaa7;d77 = :i* ! ,/ate has   
ratemak+ au?ority7 %all complete !      

consid]ation & make ! det]m9ation "u    
section #aaa ) respect to ! /&>d        
e/abli%$ by su* p>agraph 7#bb7 ( section
 #aaa7;d74  2  7,b7 9 subsection 7c7--  
7i7 by /rik+ subsection 7b77#b7 & ins]t+
 subsection 7b72 &  7ii7 by ins]t+ ,ea* 
,/ate regulatory au?ority 7) respect to 
ea* cov]$ utility 7z def9$ 9 p>agraph   
7#bb7 ( section #aaa7;d77 = :i* x has   
ratemak+ au?ority7 %all und]take !      
consid]ation1 & make ! det]m9ation1     
ref]r$ to 9 section #aaa ) respect to ! 
/&>d e/abli%$ by p>agraph 7#bb7 (       
section #aaa7;d7 9 ! fir/ rate proce$+  
comm5c$ aft] ! date ?ree ye>s aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is s5t5ce respect+ ! 
rates ( su* cov]$ utility if su* ,/ate  
regulatory au?ority has n1 be=e su*     
date1 compli$ ) subsection 7b7 ) respect
 to su* /&>d4 aft] p>agraph 7#ba742 &   
7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7i7    
,o!r prior ,/ate actions ,subsections   
7b7 & 7c7 %all n apply to ! /&>d        
e/abli%$ by p>agraph 7#bb7 ( section    
#aaa7;d7 9 ! case ( a cov]$ utility 7z  

def9$ 9 p>agraph 7#bb7 ( section        
#aaa7;d77 9 a ,/ate if1 be=e ! date (   
enactm5t ( ?is subsection--  7#a7 !     
,/ate has implem5t$ = ! cov]$ utility ! 
/&>d 7or a comp>able /&>d72  7#b7 !     
,/ate regulatory au?ority = ! ,/ate has 
conduct$ a proce$+ to consid]           
implem5tation ( ! /&>d 7or a comp>able  
/&>d7 = ! cov]$ utility2 or  7#c7 !     
,/ate legislature has vot$ on !         
implem5tation ( ! /&>d 7or a comp>able  
/&>d7 = ! cov]$ utility dur+ ! #c-ye>   
p]iod end+ on t date ( enactm5t4  4     
7#c7 ,prior & p5d+ proce$+s ,section    
#abd ( ! ,public ,utility ,regulatory   
,policies ,act ( #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#bfcd7 is am5d$ by ins]t+ ,= purposes ( 
subtitle ,a & ,b1 & ?is subtitle1       
proce$+s comm5c$ by ,/ate regulatory    
au?orities 7) respect to cov]$ utilities
 7z def9$ 9 p>agraph 7#bb7 ( section    
#aaa7;d77 = :i* x has ratemak+ au?ority7
 be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is s5t5ce &
 actions tak5 be=e su* date 9 su*       
proce$+s %all be treat$ z comply+ ) !   

requirem5ts ( subtitles ,a & ,b1 & ?is  
subtitle1 if su* proce$+s & actions     
sub/antially con=m to su* requirem5ts4  
,= purposes ( subtitles ,a & ,b1 & ?is  
subtitle1 any su* proce$+ or action     
comm5c$ be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
s5t5ce1 b n complet$ be=e su* date1 %all
 comply ) ! requirem5ts ( subtitles ,a &
 ,b1 & ?is subtitle1 to ! maximum ext5t 
practicable1 ) respect to s mu* ( su*   
proce$+ or action z takes place aft] su*
 date1 except z o!rwise provid$ 9       
section #aba7;c74 aft] p>agraph 7#ba744 
#c4 ,conditions on ,,doe fund+ & ,,f]c  
annual report  7a7 ,fund+ conditions    
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 a     
,/ate regulatory au?ority may n receive 
funds provid$ by ! ,secret>y =          
adm9i/rative or te*nical assi/ance      
unless ! ,/ate regulatory au?ority      
submits to ! ,secret>y1 ) respect to t  
fiscal ye>1 a c]tification t-- 7#a7 co/s
 associat$ ) cov]$ data c5t]s1 includ+  
co/s = any upgrade made to ! g5]ation1  
transmission1 or di/ribution facilities 

( ! electric grid 9 ord] to meet ! dem& 
= electric en]gy f cov]$ data c5t]s1 w n
 be recov]$ ?r\gh increas$ rates =      
resid5tial or small bus9ess electric    
consum]s2 &  7#b7 ! ,/ate regulatory    
au?ority has requir$ ea* own] or op]ator
 ( a cov]$ data c5t] t claim$ 9 its     
p]mit applications or o!r /atem5ts      
reg>d+ con/ruction & op]ation ( ! cov]$ 
data c5t] t ! op]ation ( ! cov]$ data   
c5t] w\ld decrease utility bills (      
resid5tial & small bus9ess electric     
consum]s 9 ! applicable community to    
provide su* ,/ate regulatory au?ority an
 annual report on ! actual co/ sav+s =  
resid5tial & small bus9ess electric     
consum]s 9 ! applicable community4  7b7 
,report ,n lat] ?an ,septemb] #cj ( !   
fiscal ye> 9 :i* ?is ,act is enact$1 & e
 ,septemb] #cj !reaft]1 ! ,f$]al ,en]gy 
,regulatory ,commission %all submit to  
,congress a report on ! impact ( cov]$  
data c5t] dem&s on resid5tial & small   
bus9ess electricity rates & grid        
reliability4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    

section3 7#a7 ,electric consum] ,! t]m  
electric consum] has ! mean+ giv5 su*   
t]m 9 section #c ( ! ,public ,utility   
,regulatory ,policies ,act ( #aigh 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #bfjb74  7#b7 ,cov]$ data c5t]
 ,! t]m cov]$ data c5t] means a         
facility1 or an aggregation ( facilities
 at a s+le site1 ) respect to :i* ! peak
 dem& ( su* facility or su* aggregation 
( facilities exce$s #ge megawatts1 t    
prim>ily conta9 electronic equipm5t us$ 
to process1 /ore1 transmit1 or ho/      
digital in=mation & ! electrical1       
me*anical1 & environm5tal control       
equipm5t to ma9ta9 ! prop] conditions = 
! op]ation ( electronic equipm5t4  7#c7 
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,en]gy4  7#d7 ,/ate         
regulatory au?ority ,! t]m ,/ate        
regulatory au?ority has ! mean+ giv5 su*
 t]m 9 section #c ( ! ,public ,utility  
,regulatory ,policies ,act ( #aigh 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #bfjb74