,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #chci  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #aa1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,cotton introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to protect ! reliability ( ! electric  
grid by preempt+ c]ta9 ,/ate climate    
m&ates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,ratepay] ,af=dability & ,transp>5cy 9  
,en]gy ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,purpose ,!   
purpose ( ?is ,act is to safegu>d !     
reliability ( ! electric grid by        
preempt+ ,/ate climate m&ates1 includ+  
r5ewable portfolio /&>ds1 t ob/ruct or  
di/ort en]gy infra/ructure plann+1      
inflate electricity co/s1 or o!rwise    
imp]il grid reliability4  #c4           
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,/ate law 
,! t]m ,/ate law includes any           
con/itution1 /atute1 regulation1 rule1  
ord9ance1 *>t]1 ord]1 or o!r au?ority   
(-- 7,a7 a ,/ate2 or  7,b7 any political
 subdivision ( a ,/ate4  7#b7 ,/ate ,!  

t]m ,/ate means-- 7,a7 a ,/ate2  7,b7 ! 
,di/rict ( ,columbia2  7,c7 !           
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico2 &  7,d7 any
 o!r t]ritory or possession ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates4  #d4 ,preemption ( c]ta9 climate
 m&ates  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r  
provision ( law1 no ,/ate1 political    
subdivision ( a ,/ate1 or regulatory    
au?ority may e/abli%1 en=ce1 or cont9ue 
9 effect any requirem5t1 /&>d1 m&ate1 or
 program t-- 7#a7 requires electricity  
g5]ation1 retail electricity sales1 or  
electricity procurem5t to include a     
specifi$ p]c5tage or quantity (         
electricity d]iv$ f r5ewable1           
z]o-emission1 or c>bon-free en]gy       
res\rces2 or  7#b7 conditions           
p>ticipation 9 :olesale or retail       
electricity m>kets1 co/ recov]y1 or     
utility regulation on compliance ) a    
requirem5t describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74    
7b7 ,voidness ( inconsi/5t laws ,any    
,/ate law or o!r requirem5t t is        
inconsi/5t ) subsection 7a7 is h]eby    
preempt$ & %all h no =ce or effect4  7c7

 ,sav+s provision ,no?+ 9 ?is section   
prohibits a ,/ate1 political subdivision
 ( a ,/ate1 or regulatory au?ority1 z   
applicable1 f own+ or op]at+ g5]ation   
facilities t use r5ewable1 z]o-emission1
 or c>bon-free en]gy res\rces4