,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ejgd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bb1 #bjbf,mr4   
,wel* introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act to au?orize 
! allocation ( ! co/s ( c]ta9 int]/ate  
electric p[] transmission l9es &        
electric p[] transmission l9es t are    
locat$ (f%ore1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,enhanc+ ,electric ,grid ,resili5ce     
,act4  #b4 ,allocation ( co/s ( c]ta9   
transmission facilities ,"p ,,ii ( !    
,f$]al ,p[] ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbd et 
seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  #bbd4 ,allocation ( co/s (     
c]ta9 transmission facilities  7a7      
,allocation ( co/s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,any  
entity t proposes to own1 control1 or   
op]ate a transmission facility (        
national significance may file a t>iff )
 ! ,commission 9 accordance ) section   
#bje & ! regulations ( ! ,commission    

allocat+ ! co/s ( su* transmission      
facility ( national significance4  7#b7 
,co/ causation pr9ciple ,! ,commission  
%all require t any t>iff fil$ "u        
p>agraph 7#a7 allocate ! co/s ( a       
transmission facility ( national        
significance to cu/om]s )9 ! applicable 
transmission plann+ region or regions 9 
a mann] t is at lea/ r\ghly comm5surate 
) ! e/imat$ anticipat$ b5efits describ$ 
9 p>agraph 7#c74  7#c7 ,co/ allocation  
pr9ciple ,! ,commission %all require t  
any t>iff fil$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 allocate
 co/s bas$ on ! broad range (           
reliability1 economic1 public policy1   
resili5ce1 environm5tal1 & o!r          
reasonably anticipat$ b5efits ( !       
applicable transmission facility (      
national significance4  7b7             
,transmission facility ( national       
significance ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m      
transmission facility ( national        
significance means-- 7#a7 an int]/ate   
electric p[] transmission l9e 7& any    
facilities necess>y = ! op]ation ( su*  

electric p[] transmission l9e7 or an    
electric p[] transmission l9e t is      
locat$ (f%ore 7& any facilities necess>y
 = ! op]ation ( su* electric p[]        
transmission l9e7-- 7,a7 t has a        
transmission capacity ( n less ?an      
#a1jjj megawatts2 &  7,b7 ! con/ruction 
( :i* is complet$ on or aft] ! date (   
enactm5t ( ?is section2 or  7#b7 an     
expansion (1 or upgrade to1 an int]/ate 
electric p[] transmission l9e 7& any    
facilities necess>y = ! op]ation ( su*  
electric p[] transmission l9e7 or an    
electric p[] transmission l9e t is      
locat$ (f%ore 7& any facilities necess>y
 = ! op]ation ( su* electric p[]        
transmission l9e7 t-- 7,a7 increases !  
transmission capacity ( su* electric p[]
 transmission l9e by at lea/ #ejj       
megawatts2 &  7,b7 is complet$ on or    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section4   
7c7 ,sav+s provision ,?is section does n
 affect ! au?ority ( ! ,commission to   
approve ! allocation ( co/s (           
transmission facilities o!r ?an         

transmission facilities ( national      
significance4  4