To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add a standard related to State consideration of public disclosure of meetings with lobbyists for, or representatives of, electric utilities.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Adds a PURPA standard requiring State utility regulators to consider public disclosure of meetings with electric-utility lobbyists and representatives.
Who Benefits and How
Ratepayers and transparency advocates could gain more visibility into interactions between State utility regulators and electric utilities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
State utility regulators would need to consider and determine whether to implement the disclosure standard within a set timeline.
Key Provisions
- Adds a new PURPA standard for public disclosure of meetings between State utility regulators and electric-utility representatives.
- Requires State regulators to consider and determine whether to implement the standard within one year.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Adds a PURPA standard requiring State utility regulators to consider public disclosure of meetings with electric-utility lobbyists and representatives.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Adds a PURPA standard requiring State utility regulators to consider public disclosure of meetings with electric-utility lobbyists and representatives.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Ratepayers and transparency advocates seeking visibility into utility-regulator meetings
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- State utility regulators required to consider and determine whether to implement the disclosure standard
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Harder of California introduced the following bill; which was …
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