Senate Bill 3109
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Interregional Transmission Planning Improvement Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Dec 19, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3109
Congress
116
Policy Area
Energy
Energy
Primary focus of measure is all sources and supplies of energy, including alternative energy sources, oil and gas, coal, nuclear power; efficiency and conservation; costs, prices, and revenues; electric power transmission; public utility matters.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
December 19, 2019
12/19/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
12/19/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Oct 28, 2022 1:46:13 AM