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                                                 Union Calendar No. 346
114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4427

                          [Report No. 114-451]

             To amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 2016

  Mr. Pompeo (for himself, Mr. Hudson, and Mr. Mullin) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

                             March 14, 2016

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           February 2, 2016]


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                                 A BILL


 
             To amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF FACILITY MERGER AUTHORIZATION.

    Section 203(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 
824b(a)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``such facilities or any part 
thereof'' and inserting ``such facilities, or any part thereof, of a 
value in excess of $10,000,000''.

SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION FOR CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS.

    Section 203(a) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824b(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(7)(A) Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this paragraph, the Commission shall promulgate a 
        rule requiring any public utility that is seeking to merge or 
        consolidate, directly or indirectly, its facilities subject to 
        the jurisdiction of the Commission, or any part thereof, with 
        those of any other person, to notify the Commission of such 
        transaction if--
                    ``(i) such facilities, or any part thereof, are of 
                a value in excess of $1,000,000; and
                    ``(ii) such public utility is not required to 
                secure an order of the Commission under paragraph 
                (1)(B).
            ``(B) In establishing any notification requirement under 
        subparagraph (A), the Commission shall, to the maximum extent 
        practicable, minimize the paperwork burden resulting from the 
        collection of information.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by section 1 shall take effect 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 346

114th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4427

                          [Report No. 114-451]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

             To amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             March 14, 2016

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed