‘‘(22) TWO-YEAR LOBBYING BAN FOR FORMER 
MEMBER
OF
STATE
REGULATORY
AUTHORITY.—A 
person who is a former member of a State regu-
latory authority may not, during the period of 2 
years beginning on the date on which such member-
ship terminated— 
‘‘(A) appear, lobby, or practice before such 
State regulatory authority to— 
‘‘(i) influence a decision of, or action 
by, such State regulatory authority; or 
‘‘(ii) gain information from such State 
regulatory authority that is not generally 
available to the public; or 
‘‘(B) render services for compensation in 
relation to any case, proceeding, application, or 
other matter before such State regulatory au-
thority.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) OBLIGATIONS TO CONSIDER AND DETER-
MINE.—Section 112 of the Public Utility Regulatory 
Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(9)(A) Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory 
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authority (with respect to each electric utility for 
which the State has ratemaking authority) shall 
commence consideration under section 111, or set a 
hearing date for consideration, with respect to the 
standard established by paragraph (22) of section 
111(d). 
‘‘(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory 
authority (with respect to each electric utility for 
which the State has ratemaking authority) shall 
complete the consideration and make the determina-
tion under section 111 with respect to the standard 
established by paragraph (22) of section 111(d).’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (b)’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘In the case of the 
standard established by paragraph (22) of 
section 111(d), the reference contained in 
this subsection to the date of enactment of 
this Act shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the date of enactment of that paragraph 
(22).’’ after ‘‘paragraph (21).’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(i) OTHER PRIOR STATE ACTIONS.—Subsections 
(b) and (c) shall not apply to the standard established by 
paragraph (22) of section 111(d) in the case of any elec-
tric utility in a State if, before the date of enactment of 
this subsection— 
‘‘(1) the State has implemented for the electric 
utility the standard (or a comparable standard); 
‘‘(2) the State regulatory authority for the 
State has conducted a proceeding to consider imple-
mentation of the standard (or a comparable stand-
ard) for the electric utility; or 
‘‘(3) the State legislature has voted on the im-
plementation of the standard (or a comparable 
standard) for the electric utility during the 3-year 
period ending on that date of enactment.’’. 
(2) PRIOR AND PENDING PROCEEDINGS.—Sec-
tion 124 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies 
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2634) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: ‘‘In the case of the stand-
ard established by paragraph (22) of section 111(d), 
the reference contained in this section to the date of 
enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a ref-
erence to the date of enactment of that paragraph 
(22).’’. 
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