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S. 3109

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A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to initiate a rulemaking to reform the interregional transmission planning process, and for other purposes.
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Committee
Latest Action · December 19, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Congress
116th (2019–2021)
Introduced
December 19, 2019
Sponsor
Sen. Martin HeinrichD
Cosponsors (0)
None
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Interregional Transmission Planning Improvement Act of 2019 This bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to initiate a rulemaking to consider (1) the effectiveness of existing planning processes for identifying transmission projects across regions that provide economic, reliability, operational, and public policy benefits, taking into consideration the public interest, the integrity of markets, and the protection of consumers; (2) changes to such processes to ensure that efficient, cost-effective, and broadly beneficial transmission solutions are selected for construction; and (3) cost allocation methodologies that reflect the multiple benefits provided by interregional solutions.

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