3.0.0 688 2023-01-15T23:03:27Z 2023-01-15T23:03:27Z Senate S S 2003-03-21 108 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-03-21T23:29:32Z 2003-03-21 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2003-03-21 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4287-4288) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000352 Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] DANIEL GRAHAM D FL ROBERT N Energy Administrative procedure Alternative energy sources Biomass energy Cogeneration of electric power and heat Collection of accounts Commerce Contracts Department of Energy Electric power production Electric utilities Electric utility rates Environmental Protection Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Geothermal resources Government Operations and Politics Independent regulatory commissions Law Refuse as fuel Solar energy Wind power Energy 00 2003-03-21 Introduced in Senate 2003-09-17T15:45:50Z Transition to Competition in the Electric Industry Act - States that no electric utility shall be required, under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA), to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase or sell electricity or capacity from or to qualifying cogeneration and small power production facilities.

Requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to promulgate and enforce regulations designed to ensure that no electric utility shall be required to absorb, directly or indirectly, the costs associated with purchases of electric power or capacity from a qualifying facility pursuant to PURPA obligations before enactment of this Act.

]]> Transition to Competition in the Electric Industry Act Display Title Transition to Competition in the Electric Industry Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide that no electric utility shall be required to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase or to sell electricity or capacity under section 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Transition to Competition in the Electric Industry Act Introduced in Senate 2003-03-21T05:00:00Z 2003-03-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 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.