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Calendar No. 420 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1109 
[Report No. 115–253] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 13, 2017 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
MAY 21, 2018 
Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
To amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION
1.
CLARIFICATION
OF
FACILITY
MERGER
AU-
THORIZATION. 
Section 203(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Power Act (16 
U.S.C. 824b(a)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘such facili-
ties or any part thereof’’ and inserting ‘‘such facilities, or 
any part thereof, of a value in excess of $10,000,000’’. 
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SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION FOR CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS. 
Section 203(a) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 
824b(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(7)(A) Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this paragraph, the Commission 
shall promulgate a rule requiring any public utility 
that is seeking to merge or consolidate, directly or 
indirectly, its facilities subject to the jurisdiction of 
the Commission, or any part thereof, with those of 
any other person, to notify the Commission of such 
transaction not later than 30 days after the date on 
which the transaction is consummated if— 
‘‘(i) such facilities, or any part thereof, are 
of a value in excess of $1,000,000; and 
‘‘(ii) such public utility is not required to 
secure an order of the Commission under para-
graph (1)(B). 
‘‘(B) In establishing any notification require-
ment
under
subparagraph
(A),
the
Commission 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, minimize 
the paperwork burden resulting from the collection 
of information.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendment made by section 1 shall take effect 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF FACILITY MERGER AUTHOR-
IZATION. 
Section 203(a)(1) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 
824b(a)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) merge or consolidate, directly or indirectly, 
its facilities subject to the jurisdiction of the Commis-
sion, or any part thereof, with the facilities of any 
other person, or any part thereof, that are subject to 
the jurisdiction of the Commission and have a value 
in excess of $10,000,000, by any means whatsoever;’’. 
SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION FOR CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS. 
Section 203(a) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 
824b(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(7)(A) Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this paragraph, the Commission shall 
promulgate a rule requiring any public utility that is 
seeking to merge or consolidate, directly or indirectly, 
its facilities subject to the jurisdiction of the Commis-
sion, or any part thereof, with those of any other per-
son, to notify the Commission of such transaction not 
later than 30 days after the date on which the trans-
action is consummated if— 
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‘‘(i) the facilities, or any part thereof, to be 
acquired are of a value in excess of $1,000,000; 
and 
‘‘(ii) such public utility is not required to 
secure an order of the Commission under para-
graph (1)(B). 
‘‘(B) In establishing any notification require-
ment under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall, 
to the maximum extent practicable, minimize the pa-
perwork burden resulting from the collection of infor-
mation.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendment made by section 1 shall take effect 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION RE-
PORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Energy Regu-
latory Commission shall submit to Congress a report that 
assesses the effects of the amendment made by section 1. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In preparing the report under 
subsection (a), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
shall— 
(1) take into account any information collected 
under paragraph (7) of section 203(a) of the Federal 
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Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824b(a)) (as added by section 
2); and 
(2) provide for public notice and comment with 
respect to the report. 
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Calendar No. 420 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1109 
[Report No. 115–253] 
AN ACT 
To amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act. 
MAY 21, 2018 
Reported with an amendment 
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