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HR 1502 116th Congress House

PURPA Modernization Act of 2019

Official title: To modernize the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 5, 2019 Introduced by: Walberg, Tim Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
Energy Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAlternative and renewable resourcesElectric power generation and transmissionFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
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Mar 6, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Mar 5, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 6, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

PURPA Modernization Act of 2019

This bill addresses the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) one-mile rule and the mandatory purchase obligation for electric utility companies to purchase energy from certain facilities.

The bill directs FERC to publish a final rule that allows any person or entity to provide a rebuttable presumption to the one-mile rule. Under the one-mile rule, facilities are considered to be located at the same site as the facility for which qualification is sought if they are located within one mile of such facility. Specified factors must be taken into consideration by FERC when it determines whether two facilities are located at the same site.

The bill authorizes an electric utility company to waive the mandatory purchase obligation if additional power is not required to meet customers' electricity needs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1502: PURPA Modernization Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1502/
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"H.R. 1502: PURPA Modernization Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1502/.
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H.R. 1502, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1502/.
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