To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to reauthorize the transmission facilitation program.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This one-section bill amends section 40106(d)(3) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the provision governing the transmission facilitation program. The only textual change replaces the years 2022 through 2026 with 2026 through 2031. The practical effect is to keep the federal program for facilitating electric transmission projects available for a new five-year authorization window. The bill does not redesign the program, add new eligibility criteria, or create a separate funding formula; it extends the period in which the Department of Energy can use the existing transmission facilitation authority.
Who Benefits and How
Transmission developers, electric utilities, regional grid planners, renewable energy generators, and communities that need new transmission capacity benefit because the federal support program remains available after the prior window. The Department of Energy benefits from continued authority to support transmission projects that can move electricity across congested or underbuilt parts of the grid. Ratepayers may benefit if new or upgraded transmission reduces congestion, improves reliability, or allows lower-cost generation to reach load centers.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal taxpayers bear any fiscal exposure associated with the extended transmission facilitation authority. Department of Energy transmission staff must continue administering project selection, financing, oversight, and risk management. Landowners, local governments, and permitting agencies along proposed transmission corridors may face continued siting, easement, environmental review, and construction coordination burdens when projects use the extended program.
Key Provisions
- Amends Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act section 40106(d)(3) to update the authorization years.
- Extends the transmission facilitation program window from 2026 through 2031.
- Preserves the existing program structure without adding a new eligibility test or separate funding formula.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Extends the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act transmission facilitation program authorization window from 2022 through 2026 to 2026 through 2031, keeping the federal transmission-support tool available for another five-year period.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Infrastructure, Utilities
Primary Purpose
Extends the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act transmission facilitation program authorization window from 2022 through 2026 to 2026 through 2031, keeping the federal transmission-support tool available for another five-year period.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Transmission developers
- Electric utilities
- Regional grid planners
- Renewable energy generators
- Department of Energy transmission staff
- Electric ratepayers
Identified Costs
- Federal taxpayers
- Department of Energy project oversight staff
- Landowners near transmission corridors
- Local permitting agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Pappas (for himself and Mr. Moylan) introduced the following …
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
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