3.0.0 2620 2023-01-11T13:25:47Z 2023-01-11T13:25:47Z Senate S S 2014-07-17 113 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-07-17T18:52:58Z 2014-07-17 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2014-07-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO N B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2014-07-17 True Energy Administrative remedies Electric power generation and transmission Emergency planning and evacuation Environmental regulatory procedures Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Energy 00 2014-07-17 Introduced in Senate 2014-10-03T19:24:27Z Grid Reliability Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Power Act, with respect to temporary connection and exchange of facilities during an emergency, to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), if an order conflicts with any federal, state, or local environmental law or regulation, to ensure that the order: (1) requires generation, delivery, interchange, or transmission of electric energy only during hours necessary to meet the emergency and serve the public interest; (2) is consistent, to the maximum extent practicable, with federal, state, or local environmental law and regulations; and (3) minimizes any adverse environmental impacts.

Shields from either civil or criminal liability, including a citizen suit under environmental law or regulation, those actions or omissions taken by a party to comply with an order issued pursuant to this Act, even if the order is subsequently stayed, modified, or set aside by a court.

Declares that an order issued under this Act which may conflict with federal, state, or local environmental law or regulation expires within 90 days after its issuance date.

Authorizes FERC to renew or reissue an order for subsequent 90-day periods if necessary to meet the emergency and serve the public interest.

]]> Grid Reliability Act of 2014 Display Title Grid Reliability Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the reliability of the electric transmission grid, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Grid Reliability Act of 2014 Introduced in Senate 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2620is/xml/BILLS-113s2620is.xml 2014-07-17 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.