3.0.0 4273 2023-01-11T13:23:08Z 2023-01-11T13:23:08Z House H HR 2012-03-28 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. OLSON:H.R. 4273.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18--The Congress shall havePower To . . . make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department orOfficer thereof. (Necessary and Proper Regulations toEffectuate Powers)[Page H1740]]]> ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-08-02T20:40:06Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Hearings by 2012-05-09T20:28:44Z Referred to 2012-03-30T18:19:13Z Reported by 2012-07-09T21:08:34Z Markup by 2012-06-20T16:12:20Z Referred to 2012-03-28T14:00:17Z H. Rept. 112-586 2012-08-02 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2012-08-01 19:22:03 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2012-08-01 19:22:01 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5602-5603) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2012-08-01 19:22:01 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5602-5603) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2012-08-01 19:07:20 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4273. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2012-08-01 19:07:18 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5602-5604) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2012-08-01 19:07:04 Mr. Olson moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2012-07-09 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 425. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00425 2012-07-09 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 112-586. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2012-07-09 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 112-586. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2012-06-20 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended). Committee 2012-06-20 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2012-05-09 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2012-03-30 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. Committee 2012-03-28 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2012-03-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-03-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress O000168 Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] Pete Olson R TX 22 N D000482 Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] MIKE DOYLE D PA 14 2012-03-28 True T000459 Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] LEE TERRY R NE 2 2012-03-28 True G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2012-03-28 True K000378 Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-11] Adam Kinzinger R IL 11 2012-03-28 True G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 2012-03-28 True B000213 Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] JOE BARTON R TX L. 6 2012-04-16 False C000794 Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12] JERRY COSTELLO D IL F. 12 2012-04-25 False O000169 Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-23] William Owens D NY L. 23 2012-04-25 False L000566 Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] Robert Latta R OH E. 5 2012-04-25 False L000576 Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] Billy Long R MO 7 2012-04-25 False S001155 Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1] John Sullivan R OK 1 2012-04-25 False C001082 Rep. Canseco, Francisco "Quico" [R-TX-23] Francisco Canseco R TX Quico 23 2012-04-25 False L000575 Rep. Lankford, James [R-OK-5] James Lankford R OK 5 2012-05-08 False B001252 Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] John Barrow D GA 12 2012-05-08 False W000413 Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] EDWARD WHITFIELD R KY 1 2012-05-08 False P000602 Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4] Mike Pompeo R KS 4 2012-05-08 False G000550 Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] Phil Gingrey R GA 11 2012-05-18 False M001151 Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] Tim Murphy R PA 18 2012-06-08 False Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Electric power generation and transmission Emergency planning and evacuation Energy storage, supplies, demand Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Pollution liability Public utilities and utility rates Energy 00 2012-03-28 Introduced in House 2012-07-10T19:24:25Z Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Power Act to provide that: (1) an emergency order issued under such Act should require generation, delivery, interchange, or transmission of electric energy only during times necessary to meet such emergency and serve the public interest, should, to the extent reasonable, be consistent with any other applicable federal law, including any environmental law or regulation, and should endeavor to minimize any adverse environmental impacts; and (2) any omission or action taken by a party to comply with such an order that results in noncompliance with any federal, state, or local environmental law or regulation shall not be considered a violation of, or subject such party to any civil or criminal liability under, such law or regulation.

]]> 36 2012-08-01 Passed House amended 2012-11-21T19:11:30Z Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to ensure that any emergency order issued under such Act for the interconnection of facilities for the generation, transmission, and sale of electric energy, that may result in a conflict with a requirement of any environmental law, shall: (1) require generation, delivery, interchange, or transmission of electric energy only during hours necessary to meet the emergency and serve the public interest; and (2) to the maximum extent practical, be consistent with any other applicable environmental law and minimize any adverse environmental impacts.

Provides that any omission or action taken by a party to comply with such an order that results in noncompliance with any environmental law shall not: (1) be considered a violation of such law; or (2) subject such party to any requirement of, or any civil or criminal liability under, such law.

Requires such an order that may result in a conflict with environmental law to expire within 90 days after it is issued. Authorizes FERC to renew or reissue such order for subsequent periods, not to exceed 90 days each, as necessary to meet the emergency and serve the public interest.

Requires FERC, in renewing or reissuing such order, to: (1) consult with the primary federal agency with expertise in the environmental interest protected by such law and include in any such order conditions determined to be necessary to minimize any adverse environmental impacts, and (2) make such conditions available to the public. Authorizes FERC to exclude such a condition from the order if such condition would prevent the order from adequately addressing the emergency.

Authorizes, during an emergency, a municipality engaged in the transmission or sale of electric energy and not otherwise subject to FERC's jurisdiction to make temporary connections with public utilities subject to FERC's jurisdiction and construct temporary facilities for the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce as may be necessary or appropriate to meet such emergency.

]]> Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2012 Display Title Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2012 Short Titles as Reported to House Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2012 H House Short Titles as Passed House Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2012 H House Official Title as Introduced To clarify that compliance with an emergency order under section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act may not be considered a violation of any Federal, State, or local environmental law or regulation, and for other purposes. Referred in Senate 2012-08-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr4273rfs/xml/BILLS-112hr4273rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2012-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr4273eh/xml/BILLS-112hr4273eh.xml Reported in House 2012-07-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr4273rh/xml/BILLS-112hr4273rh.xml Introduced in House 2012-03-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr4273ih/xml/BILLS-112hr4273ih.xml 2012-08-02 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.