Power Plant Siting Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Powerplant Siting Act - States that Congress, in furtherance of the national environmental policy and the national electric energy policy, finds it to be in the national interest to provide that bulk power supply facilities be constructed in a manner consonant with the preservation of environmental values. Defines terms used in this Act, including "electric entity" and "bulk power supply facilities. Requires each electric entity to submit its long-range plans to the appropriate regional councils established by this Act in the power regions designated by the Federal Power Commission. States that each council shall consider such plans, and prepare annually its long-range plans for bulk power supply facilities. Provides that such long-range plans shall: (1) describe the general location, size, and type of all power supply facilities to be owned or operated by each entity and whose construction is projected to commence during the ensuing 15 years; (2) identify the local of tentative sites for the construction of future bulk power supply facilities; (3) reflect and describe the regional council's efforts to identify and promote new power generation technologies which will reduce the env…