3.0.0 2014 2023-01-15T09:32:49Z 2023-01-15T09:32:49Z Senate S S 2004-01-21 108 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-01-21T22:46:47Z 2004-01-21 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2004-01-21 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S118-120) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-01-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA N C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2004-01-21 True J000072 Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] JAMES JEFFORDS I VT MERRILL 2004-01-21 True F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2004-01-21 True Energy Administrative fees Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Antitrust law Canada Citizen participation Commerce Decision making Department of Energy Due process of law Electric power distribution Electric power production Electric power transmission Electric utilities Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Independent regulatory commissions International Affairs Latin America Law Mexico North America Regional planning Standards Trade agreements Treaties Energy 00 2004-01-21 Introduced in Senate 2004-04-10T15:41:31Z Electric Reliability Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal Power Act to extend Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) jurisdiction over each electric reliability organization (ERO), regional entity, and user, owner, and operator of a bulk-power system for purposes of approving reliability standards and enforcing compliance with this Act.

Prescribes procedural guidelines for: (1) certification as an ERO; (2) filing of reliability standards; and (3) imposition of penalties by either an ERO or FERC for noncompliance with this Act

Requires an ERO to: (1) file with FERC for approval any proposed rule or rule change; and (2) take all appropriate steps to gain recognition in Canada and Mexico.

Requires an ERO to assess periodically the reliability and adequacy of the interconnected bulk-power system in North America.

Directs FERC to establish a regional advisory body on the petition of at least two-thirds of the States within a region that have more than half of their electric loads served within the region

Declares this Act inapplicable to Alaska or Hawaii.

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