A bill to expand the provisions for termination of mandatory purchase requirements under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978.

Bill: 114-s-1037
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2015-04-22
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Electric power generation and transmission

Energy efficiency and conservation

Public utilities and utility rates

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2015-05-14
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-04-22
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to declare that no electric utility shall be required to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase electric energy from a qualifying cogeneration facility or a qualifying small power production facility if the state regulatory agency having ratemaking authority over the utility has determined that the utility has no need to acquire additional generation resources in order to meet its obligation to serve customers in the public interest. </p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1037 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 22, 2015 Mr. Risch introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To expand the provisions for termination of mandatory purchase requirements under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978.

1. Recognition of State determinations Section 210(m) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 824a–3(m) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8), respectively; (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) State Determination After the date of enactment of this paragraph, no electric utility shall be required to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase electric energy from a qualifying cogeneration facility or a qualifying small power production facility under this section if the State regulatory agency having ratemaking authority over the electric utility has determined that the electric utility has no need to acquire additional generation resources in order to meet its obligation to serve customers in the public interest. ; (3) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)— (A) in the second sentence, by striking of this subsection ; and (B) by inserting or in paragraph (3) after paragraph (1) each place it appears; and (4) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated)— (A) in the first sentence, by striking paragraph (3) and inserting paragraph (4) ; (B) in the second sentence, by striking of this subsection ; and (C) by inserting or in paragraph (3) after paragraph (1) each place it appears.