3.0.0 1754 2023-01-15T08:03:19Z 2023-01-15T08:03:19Z Senate S S 2003-10-17 108 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-10-17T17:06:06Z 2003-10-17 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12840-12845) IntroReferral 2003-10-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12839-12840) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-10-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress J000072 Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] JAMES JEFFORDS I VT MERRILL N K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2003-10-17 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2003-10-17 True Energy Administrative procedure Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Cost effectiveness Department of Energy Economics and Public Finance Electric power distribution Electric power production Electric power transmission Electric utilities Energy efficiency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federally-guaranteed loans Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government trust funds Governmental investigations Independent power producers Independent regulatory commissions Law Planning Regional planning Science, Technology, Communications Standards Technological innovations Energy 00 2003-10-17 Introduced in Senate 2004-01-08T22:04:36Z Electric Reliability Security Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Power Act (FPA) to grant the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) jurisdiction over a domestic electric reliability organization, any regional entities, and all users, owners and operators of the bulk power system for purposes of approving reliability standards.

Directs FERC, upon petition of certain States, to establish a regional advisory body to provide advice regarding: (1) an existing or proposed regional reliability entity; and (2) proposed standards and fees.

Excludes Alaska and Hawaii from the provisions of this Act.

Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) to direct the Secretary of Energy to develop a model code to ensure electric facility safety and reliability.

Amends the FPA to grant the consent of Congress to an agreement to establish a regional transmission planning agency subject to specified FERC determinations.

Establishes an Electricity Outage Investigation Board to investigate the causes of a major domestic bulk-power system failure.

Requires the Secretary to contract with the National Academy of Sciences to study and report to the President and Congress on the reliability of the U.S. electricity grid.

Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a System Benefits Trust Fund Board which shall create the System Benefits Trust Fund to provide matching funds to States and Indian tribes for public benefits programs.

Requires electric retail suppliers to: (1) implement energy efficiency and peak load reduction programs in retail customer facilities and the distribution systems that serve them ; and (2) produce savings by specified percentages in total peak power demand and electricity use by retail customers.

Directs the Secretary to publish a final rule by a certain date to determine whether the standards in effect for central air conditioners and heat pumps should be amended.

Grants the Secretary loan guarantee authority for activities that enhance the reliability, security, efficiency and cost-effectiveness of electricity generation, transmission, or distribution.

Amends PURPA to require electric utilities to make net metering service available upon request of any electric consumer.

Amends the FPA to prescribe interconnection guidelines to distribution and transmission facilities.

Instructs the Secretary to establish a demonstration program for innovative technologies for renewable uninterruptible power supply systems located in eligible buildings (on-site generation for emergency facilities).

]]> Electric Reliability Security Act of 2003 Display Title Electric Reliability Security Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to enhance national security by improving the reliability of the U.S. electricity transmission grid, to ensure efficient, reliable and affordable energy to American consumers, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Electric Reliability Security Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-10-17T04:00:00Z 2003-10-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12840-12845) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.