,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cbhg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #a1 #bjbe,mr4 
,cram] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,hoev57        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
prohibit ! allocation ( co/s = c]ta9    
electric transmission facilities to     
consum]s 9 a ,/ate ! public (ficials (  
:i* did n expressly cons5t to !         
transmission facility1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,fair ,allocation ( ,int]/ate ,rates
 ,act4  #b4 ,rates & *>ges ,section #bje
 ( ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4    
#hbd;d7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+3  7h7 ,prohibition on allocation 
( c]ta9 co/s  7#a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
subsection3 7,a7 ,cov]$ policy ,! t]m   
cov]$ policy means a policy ( a ,/ate1  
includ+ any policy ( a local political  
entity ( a ,/ate4  7,b7 ,cov]$          
transmission facility ,! t]m cov]$      
transmission facility means any         

facility1 l9e1 equipm5t1 or sy/em us$ = 
! transmission ( electric en]gy 9       
int]/ate comm]ce t is plann$1 con/ruct$1
 or op]at$ 9 :ole or 9 "p to implem5t a 
cov]$ policy4  7#b7 ,prohibition ,except
 z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71 a           
transmission provid] provid+ electric   
s]vice to consum]s 9 #b or m ,/ates may 
n allocate co/s = a cov]$ transmission  
facility to a consum] s]v$ by t         
transmission provid] if-- 7,a7 ! basis =
 con/ruction or implem5tation ( ! cov]$ 
transmission facility is1 9 :ole or 9   
"p1 to implem5t a cov]$ policy ( a      
,/ate2 &  7,b7 ! consum] is n a resid5t 
( ! ,/ate ! cov]$ policy ( :i* is !     
basis = con/ruct+ or implem5t+ ! cov]$  
transmission facility4  7#c7 ,exception 
,a transmission provid] provid+ electric
 s]vice to consum]s 9 #b or m ,/ates may
 allocate co/s = a cov]$ transmission   
facility to a consum] describ$ 9        
p>agraph 7#b77;,b7 if ! ,/ate 9 :i* t   
consum] is a resid5t1 or a designat$    
public (ficial ( t ,/ate1 expressly     

cons5ts to su* allocation ( co/s4  7#d7 
,presumptions ,x %all be presum$ t--    
7,a7 ! b5efits ( a cov]$ transmission   
facility accrue solely to ! co/ caus]s (
 t cov]$ transmission facility2  7,b7   
any consum] :o is a resid5t ( a ,/ate t 
implem5ts a cov]$ policy t is1 9 :ole or
 9 "p1 ! basis = con/ruct+ or implem5t+ 
a cov]$ transmission facility is a co/  
caus] = purposes ( subp>agraph 7,a72 &  
7,c7 any consum] t does n reside 9 !    
,/ate describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 is n a
 co/ caus] = purposes ( subp>agraph     
7,a74  7#e7 ,implem5tation ,n lat] ?an  
#ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
subsection1 ! ,commission %all issue su*
 rules & regulations z are necess>y to  
implem5t ?is subsection4  4