[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 3, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S617]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3260. Mr. BOOZMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2953 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to 
provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United 
States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 23___. INTERSTATE TRANSMISSION DETERMINATION REQUIRED 
                   WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN TRANSMISSION 
                   INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.

       Section 1222 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     16421) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Interstate Transmission Requirement.--The Secretary 
     shall not carry out a Project under subsection (a) or (b) 
     unless the Secretary has issued a determination that the laws 
     of the applicable State do not allow for interstate 
     transmission projects.''.
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