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                                                       Calendar No. 420
115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 1109

                          [Report No. 115-253]


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 13, 2017

    Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

                              May 21, 2018

              Reported by Ms. Murkowski, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 AN ACT


 
             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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF FACILITY MERGER 
              AUTHORIZATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION FOR CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(i) such facilities, or any part 
                thereof, are of a value in excess of $1,000,000; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(ii) such public utility is not required 
                to secure an order of the Commission under paragraph 
                (1)(B).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.</DELETED>

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

SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF FACILITY MERGER AUTHORIZATION.

    Section 203(a)(1) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824b(a)(1)) 
is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
            ``(B) merge or consolidate, directly or indirectly, its 
        facilities subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, or 
        any part thereof, with the facilities of any other person, or 
        any part thereof, that are subject to the jurisdiction of the 
        Commission and have a value in excess of $10,000,000, by any 
        means whatsoever;''.

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 not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
        transaction is consummated if--
                    ``(i) the facilities, or any part thereof, to be 
                acquired 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.

SEC. 4. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION REPORT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall submit to 
Congress a report that assesses the effects of the amendment made by 
section 1.
    (b) Requirements.--In preparing the report under subsection (a), 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall--
            (1) take into account any information collected under 
        paragraph (7) of section 203(a) of the Federal Power Act (16 
        U.S.C. 824b(a)) (as added by section 2); and
            (2) provide for public notice and comment with respect to 
        the report.
                                                       Calendar No. 420

115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 1109

                          [Report No. 115-253]

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                                 AN ACT

             To amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act.

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                              May 21, 2018

                       Reported with an amendment