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Interregional Transmission Planning Improvement Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-3109| Senate 
| Updated: 12/19/2019
Martin Heinrich

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Senator

New Mexico

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Interregional Transmission Planning Improvement Act of 2019 This bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to initiate a rulemaking to consider (1) the effectiveness of existing planning processes for identifying transmission projects across regions that provide economic, reliability, operational, and public policy benefits, taking into consideration the public interest, the integrity of markets, and the protection of consumers; (2) changes to such processes to ensure that efficient, cost-effective, and broadly beneficial transmission solutions are selected for construction; and (3) cost allocation methodologies that reflect the multiple benefits provided by interregional solutions.
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Timeline
Dec 19, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Dec 19, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Dec 20, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-5511
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
  • December 19, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 19, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • December 20, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-5511
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

Energy

Related Bills

  • HR 116-5511: Interregional Transmission Planning Improvement Act of 2019
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresConsumer affairsElectric power generation and transmissionFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)Regional and metropolitan planning

Interregional Transmission Planning Improvement Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-3109| Senate 
| Updated: 12/19/2019
Interregional Transmission Planning Improvement Act of 2019 This bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to initiate a rulemaking to consider (1) the effectiveness of existing planning processes for identifying transmission projects across regions that provide economic, reliability, operational, and public policy benefits, taking into consideration the public interest, the integrity of markets, and the protection of consumers; (2) changes to such processes to ensure that efficient, cost-effective, and broadly beneficial transmission solutions are selected for construction; and (3) cost allocation methodologies that reflect the multiple benefits provided by interregional solutions.
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Timeline
Dec 19, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Dec 19, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Dec 20, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-5511
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
  • December 19, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 19, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • December 20, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-5511
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Martin Heinrich

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Senator

New Mexico

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Energy

Related Bills

  • HR 116-5511: Interregional Transmission Planning Improvement Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresConsumer affairsElectric power generation and transmissionFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)Regional and metropolitan planning