3.0.0 1502 2022-11-01T17:03:26Z 2022-11-01T17:03:26Z House HR 2019-03-05 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 5, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WALBERG:H.R. 1502.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H2368]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2019-03-06T22:00:10Z Referred to 2019-03-05T17:07:50Z 2019-03-06 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Committee 2019-03-05 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-03-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-03-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000798 Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] Tim Walberg R MI 7 N G000584 Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] Greg Gianforte R MT 0 2019-03-05 True M001201 Rep. Mitchell, Paul [R-MI-10] Paul Mitchell R MI 10 2019-03-05 True B001275 Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] Larry Bucshon R IN 8 2019-03-25 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 2019-03-05 Introduced in House 2021-01-28T16:27:19Z PURPA Modernization Act of 2019

This bill addresses 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 2019 Display Title PURPA Modernization Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To modernize the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced PURPA Modernization Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1502ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1502ih.xml 2019-03-06 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.