,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dhjf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ag1 #bjbf,ms4   
,lummis introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to cl>ify t ! int]connection ( l>ge    
load facilities directly to facilities  
us$ = ! transmission ( electric en]gy 9 
int]/ate comm]ce is a matt] )9 !        
jurisdiction ( ! ,f$]al ,en]gy          
,regulatory ,commission4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,promot+
 ,ov]sight ( ,:olesale ,en]gy           
,reliability ,act or ! ,,p[] ,up ,act4  
#b4 ,cl>ification ( ,f$]al jurisdiction 
ov] l>ge load int]connection ,section   
#bja ( ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4
 #hbd7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7h7 ,jurisdiction ov] l>ge load
 int]connection  7#a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 subsection3 7,a7 ,commission ,! t]m    
,commission means ! ,f$]al ,en]gy       
,regulatory ,commission4  7,b7 ,l>ge    
load facility  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m l>ge 

load facility means any facility1 or    
gr\p ( facilities describ$ 9 clause     
7ii71 ! project$ aggregate peak         
electricity dem& ( :i* is #ajj megawatts
 or great]1 subject to clause 7iii74    
7ii7 ,gr\p ( facilities describ$ ,a gr\p
 ( facilities ref]r$ to 9 clause 7i7 is 
a gr\p ( facilities-- 7,i7 "u common    
own]%ip or control2 &  7,,ii7 locat$    
at-- 7aa7 a s+le site2 or  7bb7         
contigu\s sites4  7iii7 ,adju/m5t ,!    
,commission may1 by rule1 adju/ !       
project$ aggregate peak electricity dem&
 at :i* a facility1 or a gr\p (         
facilities describ$ 9 clause 7ii71 w be 
consid]$ to be a l>ge load facility1 z !
 ,commission det]m9es to be necess>y to 
ensure-- 7,i7 ! reliability ( ! bulk-p[]
 sy/em 7z def9$ 9 section #bae7;a772 &  
7,,ii7 ! provision ( j1 reasonable1 & n 
unduly discrim9atory or pref]5tial      
transmission s]vice4  7#b7 ,jurisdiction
 ov] int]connection  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,commission %all h jurisdiction ov] !   
int]connection ( any l>ge load facility 

to #a or m facilities us$ = !           
transmission ( electric en]gy 9 int]/ate
 comm]ce4  7,b7 ,treatm5t ,!            
int]connection ( a l>ge load facility z 
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be--   
7i7 subject to ! requirem5ts ( ?is      
section1 section #bje1 & section #bjf2 &
  7ii7 consid]$ to be a compon5t ( op5  
access transmission s]vice4  7#c7       
,rulemak+ ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 !     
,commission %all issue a f9al rule      
e/abli%+-- 7,a7 /&>diz$ proc$ures &     
agreem5ts = ! int]connection ( l>ge load
 facilities1 includ+ proc$ures = hybrid 
facilities t comb9e l>ge load & g5]ation
 at a s+le po9t ( int]connection2 &     
7,b7 a te/ = transmission facilities to 
aid 9 ! int]connection ( l>ge load      
facilities & transmission facilities1   
includ+ transmission l9es4  7#d7        
,pres]vation ( ,/ate au?ority ,no?+ 9   
?is subsection affects ! au?ority ( any 
,/ate or local gov]nm5t ov]-- 7,a7 !    
sit+1 p]mitt+1 or con/ruction ( any     

facility2  7,b7 retail electric s]vice  
or rates2  7,c7 facilities us$ 9 ! local
 di/ribution ( electric en]gy2 or  7,d7 
! g5]ation ( electric en]gy4  4