S.Amdt. 3261

SA 3261. Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Blunt, and Mr.
Cotton) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA
2953 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to provide for the
modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle D of title II, add the following:

SEC. 23___. REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN TRANSMISSION
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.

Section 1222 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16421) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Reporting Requirement.--Before carrying out a Project
under subsection (a) or (b), the Secretary shall submit to
Congress a report that--
``(1) describes the impact that the proposed Project would
have on electricity rates;
``(2) demonstrates that the proposed Project meets the
requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) and
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b); and
``(3) includes a list of utilities that have entered into
contracts for the purchase of power from the proposed
Project.
``(i) Decision.--The Secretary may not issue a decision on
whether to carry out a Project under subsection (a) or (b)
before the date that is 180 days after the date of submission
of a report required under subsection (h).''.
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