To amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act.

1/11/2023, 1:31 PM

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.

Congress
114

Number
HR - 4427

Introduced on
2016-02-02

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

3/15/2016

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

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.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act.

Policy Areas
Energy

Potential Impact
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Corporate finance and management
Electric power generation and transmission
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Government information and archives
Public utilities and utility rates

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary6/3/2016

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 Federa...


Latest Action3/15/2016
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.