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PARs Act

Introduced: September 26, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Oct 3, 2017
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-318.
Sep 26, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 26, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Parity Across Reviews Act or the PARs Act

This bill amends the Federal Power Act with respect to the prohibition regarding mergers or consolidations by a public utility. Any merger or consolidation of a public utility whose value exceeds $10 million must first be authorized by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

In addition, FERC is required to promulgate a rule within 180 days that mandates any public utility seeking to merge or consolidate to notify FERC, within 30 days of transaction consummation, if the value of such merger or consolidation exceeds $1 million but is less than $10 million.

What's happening now October 3, 2017

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-318.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1109 Related bill To amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 1
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Sep 26, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1860: PARs Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1860/
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