3.0.0 954 2023-01-15T23:33:06Z 2023-01-15T23:33:06Z Senate S S 2003-04-30 108 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-04-30T16:57:22Z 2003-04-30 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2003-04-30 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5600) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-04-30 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000320 Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] Richard Shelby R AL C. N M001141 Sen. Miller, Zell [D-GA] ZELL MILLER D GA 2003-04-30 True L000447 Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] CHESTER LOTT R MS TRENT 2003-04-30 True L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2003-04-30 True S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL 2003-04-30 True C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2003-04-30 True C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2003-04-30 True Energy Administrative procedure Commerce Department of Energy Electric utilities Electric utility rates Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Government Operations and Politics Independent regulatory commissions Resale price maintenance Retail trade Wholesale trade Energy 00 2003-04-30 Introduced in Senate 2003-09-22T15:39:25Z Amends the Federal Power Act to deny the Federal Regulatory Energy Commission (FERC) jurisdiction over bundled retail sales of electric energy or to compel the unbundling of rates for bundled retail sales of electric energy. Defines bundled retail sales as sales of electric energy to retail customers in which generation, transmission, distribution, and other services necessary to supply electric energy are sold as a single delivered service by a single seller, acting under the regulatory jurisdiction of a State commission.

Directs FERC to ensure that certain load-serving entities shall be entitled to use either transmission facilities or rights to firm transmission service to meet their service obligations to their customers or to their existing wholesale contractual obligations before the transmission capacity is made available for other uses.

States that if a service obligation or contractual obligation is transferred to another load-serving entity, the successor shall be entitled to use the transmission facilities or firm transmission rights associated with such transfer.

Declares that a transmitting utility shall not be considered to be engaging in undue discrimination or preference if it reserves transmission capacity to meet certain service obligations or firm long-term wholesale contractual obligations.

Prescribes cost allocation guidelines for an applicant seeking seeking interconnection of facilities or transmission service.

Declares that a standard market design rule shall not be effective except to the extent it is: (1) approved by Congress in a law enacted after the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) consented to in writing by the pertinent State Commission. Defines a standard market design rule as: (1) one promulgated by FERC pursuant to a specified proposed rulemaking; or (2) any rule or order of general applicability addressing transmission access or market design in which FERC asserts jurisdiction over the transmission component of bundled retail sales of electric energy or requires the transfer of ownership, operation, or control of transmission facilities to a regional transmission organization, independent transmission provider, or similar organization.

]]> A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide for the protection of electric utility customers and enhance the stability of wholesale electric markets through the clarification of State regulatory jurisdiction. Display Title A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide for the protection of electric utility customers and enhance the stability of wholesale electric markets through the clarification of State regulatory jurisdiction. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide for the protection of electric utility customers and enhance the stability of wholesale electric markets through the clarification of State regulatory jurisdiction. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2003-04-30T04:00:00Z 2003-04-30 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.