,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dfe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #f        
7legislative day1 ,february #e71        
#bjbe,mr4 ,hoeven 7for himself and ,mr4 
,young7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,energy and ,natural     
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the  
,federal ,energy ,regulatory ,commission
 to reform the interconnection queue    
process for the prioritization and      
approval of certain projects1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,guaranteeing  
,reliability through the                
,interconnection of ,dispatchable ,power
 ,act or the ,,grid ,power ,act4  #b4   
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,bulk-power system ,the term bulk-power 
system has the meaning given the term in
 section #bae7;a7 of the ,federal ,power
 ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbdo7a774  7#b7   
,commission ,the term ,commission means 
the ,federal ,energy ,regulatory        

,commission4  7#c7 ,dispatchable power  
,the term dispatchable power means an   
electric energy generation resource     
capable of providing known and          
forecastable electric supply in time    
intervals necessary to ensure grid      
reliability4  7#d7 ,grid reliability    
,the term grid reliability means the    
ability of the electric grid to deliver 
an adequate1 secure1 and stable flow of 
electricity in the quantity and with the
 quality demanded by users1 taking into 
account the ability of the bulk-power   
system to withstand sudden disturbances4
  7#e7 ,grid resilience ,the term grid  
resilience means the ability of the     
electric grid to adapt to changing      
physical conditions and withstand and   
rapidly recover from significant        
disturbances1 including natural         
disasters1 cyber-attacks1 and other     
unforeseen events4  7#f7 ,independent   
,system ,operator ,the term ,independent
 ,system ,operator has the meaning given
 the term in section #c of the ,federal 

,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gif74  7#g7 
,regional ,transmission ,organization   
,the term ,regional ,transmission       
,organization has the meaning given the 
term in section #c of the ,federal      
,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gif74  7#h7 
,resource adequacy ,the term resource   
adequacy means the ability of the       
electric system to meet the aggregate   
electrical demand and energy            
requirements of end-use customers at all
 times1 accounting for scheduled and    
reasonably expected unscheduled outages 
of bulk-power system components4  7#i7  
,transmission provider ,the term        
transmission provider means-- 7,a7 a    
public utility 7as defined in section   
#bja7;e7 of the ,federal ,power ,act    
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbd7;e777 that owns1    
operates1 or controls #a or more        
transmission facilities2  7,b7 an       
,independent ,system ,operator2 and     
7,c7 a ,regional ,transmission          
,organization4  #c4 ,rulemaking to      
improve interconnection queue           

flexibility  7a7 ,in general ,not later 
than #ij days after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission 
shall initiate a rulemaking-- 7#a7 to   
address the inefficiencies and          
ineffectiveness of existing procedures  
for processing interconnection requests 
to ensure that new dispatchable power   
projects that improve grid reliability  
and resource adequacy can interconnect  
to the electric grid quickly1           
cost-effectively1 and reliably2 and     
7#b7 to amend the pro forma ,large      
,generator ,interconnection ,procedures 
and1 as appropriate1 the pro forma      
,large ,generator ,interconnection      
,agreement1 promulgated pursuant to     
section #ce4bh7;f7 of title #ah1 ,code  
of ,federal ,regulations 7or successor  
regulations7-- 7,a7 to authorize        
transmission providers to submit        
proposals to the ,commission to adjust  
the interconnection queue of the        
transmission provider to prioritize new 
dispatchable power projects that will   

improve grid reliability and resource   
adequacy by assigning those projects    
higher positions in the interconnection 
queue2 and  7,b7 to require transmission
 providers-- 7i7 to provide in any      
proposal described in subparagraph      
7,a7-- 7,i7 a demonstration of need for 
prioritization of the relevant projects2
 and  7,,ii7 a description of how the   
prioritization of those projects will   
improve grid reliability or grid        
resilience2  7ii7 to provide a process  
for public comment and stakeholder      
engagement before a proposal described  
in subparagraph 7,a7 is submitted to the
 ,commission2 and  7iii7 to provide     
regular reporting to the ,commission on 
the state of grid reliability and grid  
resilience1 including reporting on any  
actions taken pursuant to this ,act4    
7b7 ,commission approval ,to ensure     
timely responses to grid reliability    
concerns1 not later than #fj days after 
a proposal is submitted pursuant to     
subsection 7a77#b71 the ,commission     

shall-- 7#a7 review the proposal2 and   
7#b7 approve or deny the proposal4  7c7 
,deadline for final rule ,not later than
 #ahj days after the date of enactment  
of this ,act1 the ,commission shall     
promulgate final regulations to complete
 the rulemaking initiated under         
subsection 7a74  7d7 ,periodic review   
,not less frequently than once every #e 
years1 the ,commission shall review and1
 if necessary1 update the regulations   
promulgated under this section to ensure
 that those regulations remain effective
 and relevant to evolving grid          
reliability and grid resilience         
challenges4