115 HR 1109 RH: To amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act. U.S. House of Representatives 2017-02-16 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.

IB Union Calendar No. 112 115th CONGRESS1st Session H. R. 1109 [Report No. 115–167] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 16, 2017 Mr. Walberg (for himself, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Hudson, Mr. McNerney, and Mr. Mullin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce June 12, 2017Additional sponsors: Mr. Olson, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Long, and Mr. Johnson of Ohio June 12, 2017 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act.

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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.

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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 not later than 30 days after the date on which the transaction is consummated 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..

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Effective date

The amendment made by section 1 shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

June 12, 2017 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed