HR 1647 · 107th Congress · Energy

Electricity Emergency Relief Act

Introduced 2001-05-01· Sponsored by Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.(2001-05-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Electricity Emergency Relief Act - Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to: (1) establish a clearinghouse system to facilitate agreements between wholesale sellers of electric energy and wholesale purchasers willing to forego temporarily electric energy purchases to which they are entitled; (2) implement a program that authorizes any electric consumer of any electric utility within the Western Systems to sell at market prices an amount of electric load the consumer is willing to forego; (3) study electric power transmission congestion jointly with the Secretary of Energy; and (4) develop a plan to relieve constraints that reduce the efficiency of electric power transmission, including Canadian and Mexican electric transmission systems. Authorizes the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration System to expand its transmission system to remove the PATH 15 constraint. Establishes an Office of Tribal Energy within the Department of Energy. Sets guidelines for either a qualifying small power production facility or cogeneration facility suspension of electric energy due to nonpayment. Instructs FERC to promulgate a standard article to permit increased gene…

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