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Union Calendar No. 346 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4427 
[Report No. 114–451] 
To amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2016 
Mr. POMPEO (for himself, Mr. HUDSON, and Mr. MULLIN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
MARCH 14, 2016 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 2, 2016] 
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A BILL 
To amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act. 
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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 AUTHOR-
IZATION. 
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’’. 
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 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). 
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‘‘(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. 
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Union Calendar No. 346 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4427 
[Report No. 114–451] 
A BILL 
To amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act. 
MARCH 14, 2016 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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