3.0.0 596 2020-01-29T20:28:06Z 2020-01-29T20:28:06Z Senate S S 2005-03-10 109 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-03-10T23:14:02Z 2005-03-10 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 S2491-2494) IntroReferral 2005-03-10 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2490-2491) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-03-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000162 Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY] CRAIG THOMAS R WY N Energy Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Affiliated corporations Animals Auditing Business records Canada Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Contracts Crime and Law Enforcement Delegation of powers Department of Energy Electric power distribution Electric power production Electric power transmission Electric utilities Electric utility rates Electronic government information Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal advisory bodies Federal preemption Finance and Financial Sector Fines (Penalties) Foreign Trade and International Finance Fraud Gas companies Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Government statistics Governmental investigations Holding companies Independent regulatory commissions International Affairs Latin America Law Legislation Mexico National forests North America Price fixing Public Lands and Natural Resources Public utility regulation Restrictive trade practices Right-of-way Standards State laws Trade negotiations Transportation and Public Works Wildlife refuges Energy 00 2005-03-10 Introduced in Senate 2005-04-05T20:50:18Z Designates the Department of Energy as the lead agency for conducting environmental review of electric power transmission corridors across Federal lands.

Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to direct the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture to give priority for electric power transmission corridor rights-of-way across Federal lands.

Grants FERC jurisdiction over: (1) Electric Reliability Organizations; (2) regional entities; and (3) all users, owners and operators of the bulk-power system. Exempts Alaska and Hawaii from such provisions.

Repeals the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.

States that no electric utility shall be required to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase electric energy or capacity from a qualifying cogeneration facility or a qualifying small power production facility (qualifying facility).

Requires FERC to issue rules establishing an electronic information system for public access to information that facilitates price transparency and participation in markets subject to FERC jurisdiction.

Prohibits the filing of false information regarding the wholesale price of electricity, and round trip trading.

Increases civil and criminal penalties for violations of the Act.]]>

Electric Transmission and Reliability Enhancement Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Electric Transmission and Reliability Enhancement Act of 2005 Display Title Electric Transmission and Reliability Enhancement Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to reform the nation's outdated laws relating to the electric industry, improve the operation of our transmission system, enhance reliability of our electric grid, increase consumer benefits from wholesale electric competition and restore investor confidence in the electric industry. Introduced in Senate 2005-03-10T05:00:00Z 2005-03-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2491-2494) 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.