Senate
Jan 24, 2001A bill to benefit electricity consumers by promoting the reliability of the bulk-power system.
Summary
Official
Electric Reliability Act - Amends the Federal Power Act to establish mandatory reliability standards for the bulk-power system. Grants the Federal Energy Regulatory Corporation (FERC) jurisdiction, over: (1) the electric reliability organization (ERO, established by this Act); (2) Affiliated Regional Reliability Entities; (3) system operators; and (4) users of the bulk-power system. Mandates...
Bill Progress
Bill has been introduced and assigned a number
Introduced(1/24/01)
Committee
Passed
House
Passed
Senate
President
Law
Sponsor
GS
Mr. SMITH
(R) OR
Cosponsors (2)
Topics
Latest Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S544-548)
Jan 24, 2001