3.0.0 4476 2023-01-11T13:37:59Z 2023-01-11T13:37:59Z House HR 2017-11-29 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 194 (Wednesday, November 29, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WALBERG:H.R. 4476.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution,which gives Congress the power to ``regulate commerce withforeign nations, and among the several states, and with theindian tribes.''[Page H9516]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2017-12-01T16:50:45Z Referred to 2017-11-29T15:00:21Z UPDATE PURPA Act 115 2776 S 2018-04-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS 2017-12-01 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Committee 2017-11-29 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2017-11-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-11-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000798 Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] Tim Walberg R MI 7 N B001294 Rep. Blum, Rod [R-IA-1] Rod Blum R IA 1 2017-11-29 True C001096 Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] Kevin Cramer R ND 0 2017-12-11 False B001275 Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] Larry Bucshon R IN 8 2018-01-18 False B001284 Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] Susan Brooks R IN W. 5 2018-02-08 False G000584 Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] Greg Gianforte R MT 0 2018-03-20 False M001201 Rep. Mitchell, Paul [R-MI-10] Paul Mitchell R MI 10 2018-07-13 False Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Alternative and renewable resources Electric power generation and transmission Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Public utilities and utility rates State and local government operations Energy 00 2017-11-29 Introduced in House 2019-08-02T15:21:17Z PURPA Modernization Act of 2017

This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to address the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC)one-mile rule and the mandatory purchase obligation for electric utility companies to purchase energy from certain facilities.

The bill directs FERC to publish a final rule that allows any person or entity to provide a rebuttable presumption to the one-mile rule. Under the one-mile rule, facilities are considered to be located at the same site as the facility for which qualification is sought if they are located within one mile of such facility.Specified factors must be taken into consideration by FERC when it determines whether two facilities are located at the same site.

The bill authorizes an electric utility company to waive the mandatory purchase obligation if additional power is not required to meet customers' electricity needs.

]]> PURPA Modernization Act of 2017 Display Title PURPA Modernization Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced PURPA Modernization Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To modernize the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4476ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4476ih.xml 2017-12-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. 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.