,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhjf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ag1     
#bjbf,ms4 ,lummis introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
clarify that the interconnection of     
large load facilities directly to       
facilities used for the transmission of 
electric energy in interstate commerce  
is a matter within the jurisdiction of  
the ,federal ,energy ,regulatory        
,commission4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,promoting     
,oversight of ,wholesale ,energy        
,reliability ,act or the ,,power ,up    
,act4  #b4 ,clarification of ,federal   
jurisdiction over large load            
interconnection ,section #bja of the    
,federal ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#hbd7 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  7h7 ,jurisdiction over  
large load interconnection  7#a7        
,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7  

,commission ,the term ,commission means 
the ,federal ,energy ,regulatory        
,commission4  7,b7 ,large load facility 
7i7 ,in general ,the term large load    
facility means any facility1 or group of
 facilities described in clause 7ii71   
the projected aggregate peak electricity
 demand of which is #ajj megawatts or   
greater1 subject to clause 7iii74  7ii7 
,group of facilities described ,a group 
of facilities referred to in clause 7i7 
is a group of facilities-- 7,i7 under   
common ownership or control2 and  7,,ii7
 located at-- 7aa7 a single site2 or    
7bb7 contiguous sites4  7iii7           
,adjustment ,the ,commission may1 by    
rule1 adjust the projected aggregate    
peak electricity demand at which a      
facility1 or a group of facilities      
described in clause 7ii71 will be       
considered to be a large load facility1 
as the ,commission determines to be     
necessary to ensure-- 7,i7 the          
reliability of the bulk-power system 7as
 defined in section #bae7;a772 and      

7,,ii7 the provision of just1           
reasonable1 and not unduly              
discriminatory or preferential          
transmission service4  7#b7             
,jurisdiction over interconnection  7,a7
 ,in general ,the ,commission shall have
 jurisdiction over the interconnection  
of any large load facility to #a or more
 facilities used for the transmission of
 electric energy in interstate commerce4
  7,b7 ,treatment ,the interconnection  
of a large load facility as described in
 subparagraph 7,a7 shall be-- 7i7       
subject to the requirements of this     
section1 section #bje1 and section #bjf2
 and  7ii7 considered to be a component 
of open access transmission service4    
7#c7 ,rulemaking ,not later than #ah    
months after the date of enactment of   
this subsection1 the ,commission shall  
issue a final rule establishing-- 7,a7  
standardized procedures and agreements  
for the interconnection of large load   
facilities1 including procedures for    
hybrid facilities that combine large    

load and generation at a single point of
 interconnection2 and  7,b7 a test for  
transmission facilities to aid in the   
interconnection of large load facilities
 and transmission facilities1 including 
transmission lines4  7#d7 ,preservation 
of ,state authority ,nothing in this    
subsection affects the authority of any 
,state or local government over-- 7,a7  
the siting1 permitting1 or construction 
of any facility2  7,b7 retail electric  
service or rates2  7,c7 facilities used 
in the local distribution of electric   
energy2 or  7,d7 the generation of      
electric energy4  4