S 1047 · 106th Congress · Energy

Comprehensive Electricity Competition Act

Introduced 1999-05-13· Sponsored by Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held and concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 106-254, pt.2.(2000-04-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Retail Electric Service Title II: Consumer Protection Title III: Facilitating State and Regional Regulation Title IV: Public Benefits Title V: Regulation of Mergers and Corporate Structure Title VI: Electric Reliability Title VII: Environmental Protection Title VIII: Federal Power Systems Subtitle A: Tennessee Valley Authority Subtitle B: Bonneville Power Administration Subtitle C: Western Area Power Administration and Southwestern Power Administration Title IX: Other Provisions Comprehensive Electricity Competition Act - Title I: Retail Electric Service - Amends the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) to set a specified date by which each electric energy distribution facility is required to offer consumers open access to its facilities for electric energy sales (retail competition requirement). (Sec. 101) Authorizes a State regulatory authority to direct a distribution utility not to implement the retail competition requirement if it finds that implementation would have a negative impact upon a class of customers that cannot be reasonably mitigated. Authorizes a nonregulated distribution utility on its own to make the same determina…

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