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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Updating Purchase Obligations to Deploy Affordable Resources to Energy Markets Under PURPA Act or the UPDATE PURPA Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to modify the mandatory purchase and sale requirements for electric utility companies.</p>]]></text>
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