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Electric Reliability Act of 2004

Introduced: March 25, 2004 Introduced by: Cantwell, Maria Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Mar 26, 2004
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 465.
Mar 25, 2004
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Mar 25, 2004
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Electric Reliability Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal Power Act to extend Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) jurisdiction for purposes of approving reliability standards and enforcing compliance with this Act over a FERC-certified electric reliability organization (ERO), a regional entity, and users, owners, and operators of a bulk-power system.

Prescribes procedural guidelines for: (1) certification as an ERO; (2) filing of reliability standards; and (3) imposition of penalties by either an ERO or FERC for noncompliance with this Act.

Requires an ERO to file with FERC for approval of any proposed rule or rule change.

Urges the President to negotiate international agreements with the governments of Canada and Mexico to provide for effective compliance with reliability standards and the efficacy of the ERO in the United States, Canada or Mexico.

Requires an ERO to assess periodically the reliability and adequacy of the interconnected bulk-power system in North America.

Directs FERC to establish a regional advisory body upon the petition of at least two-thirds of the States within a region that have more than half of their electric loads served within the region.

Declares this Act inapplicable to Alaska or Hawaii.

What's happening now March 26, 2004

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 465.

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 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Apr 26, 2004
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 19, 2004
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Apr 5, 2004
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 26, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2236: Electric Reliability Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2236/
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