,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aide  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #d1 #bjbe ,mr4   
,ju/ice 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,tub]ville1 &  
,mrs4 ,capito7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit      
,/ates & local gov]nm5ts f prohibit+ or 
limit+ ! connection1 reconnection1      
modification1 in/allation1              
transportation1 di/ribution1 or         
expansion ( an en]gy s]vice bas$ on !   
type or s\rce ( en]gy to be deliv]$1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4  ,%ort title  ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,en]gy ,*oice ,act4
  #b4  ,def9ition ( en]gy  ,9 ?is ,act1 
! t]m en]gy includes--  7#a7 natural    
gas2  7#b7 r5ewable natural gas2  7#c7  
hydrog52  7#d7 liquifi$ petroleum gas2  
7#e7 r5ewable liquifi$ petroleum gas2   
7#f7 o!r liquid petroleum products2     
7#g7 biomass-bas$ diesel fuels &        
r5ewable fuels2 &  7#h7 electricity4    
#c4 ,limitation on regulation ( en]gy   

*oice ,a ,/ate or local gov]nm5t1       
includ+ any in/rum5tality or regulatory 
ag5cy ( a ,/ate or local gov]nm5t1 may n
 adopt1 implem5t1 or en=ce a law1       
regulation1 ord9ance1 build+ code1 /&>d1
 or policy t prohibits or limits1 or has
 ! effect ( directly or indirectly      
prohibit+ or limit+1 ! connection1      
reconnection1 modification1 in/allation1
 transportation1 di/ribution1 or        
expansion (1 or access to1 an en]gy     
s]vice bas$ on ! type or s\rce ( en]gy  
sold 9 int]/ate comm]ce to be deliv]$ to
 an end-us] ( t en]gy s]vice4