REWIRE Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, REWIRE Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy, Environment, Technology.
Who Benefits and How
energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reconductoring Existing Wires for Infrastructure Reliability and Expansion Act or the REWIRE Act.
- Section idd4571622319e422a8c90dcceb78f3998: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term advanced transmission conductor means a conductor, including a carbon fiber conductor, a composite core conductor, a...
- Section idbd06c5d8257f40618b200ee8aa0b99de: 3. Categorical exclusion for reconductoring Part II of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 216 the following:...
- Section idcc132b6664934094a64a6b0b6d258dea: 216A. Grid capacity expansion in existing rights-of-way In this section, the term previously disturbed or developed has the meaning given the term in section...
- Section id8868b113106c4f37ab0e4bbdce776d81: 4. Return on equity for advanced transmission conductors Section 219 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824s) is amended— in subsection (a), by striking Not...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, REWIRE Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Environment, Technology
Primary Purpose
This bill, REWIRE Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and …
Introduced in Senate
Mr. McCormick (for himself and Mr. Welch) introduced the following …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_energy"
- → Secretary of Energy
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a developer of electric transmission facilities or technologies that pays to install a high-voltage transmission conductor. The term eligible entity means— a developer
the Secretary of Energy. The term service area means the area or region served by— an electric utility
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