Gottheimer and Lawler Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Speed Up Power Grid Construction
To amend the Federal Power Act to allow a person to construct or modify an electric transmission facility in a national interest electric transmission corridor if the person self-certifies certain information to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes.
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. No further actions or hearings have been scheduled at this time. It is considered active but has not yet moved beyond the committee review phase.
Permitting reform is a major priority for both parties, but bills that bypass traditional environmental or local reviews often face strong pushback in the Senate.
Homeowners near designated transmission corridors face a heightened risk of losing land through eminent domain. The bill removes the existing requirement that companies make good faith efforts to engage with landowners before exercising eminent domain, weakening property owner protections in the permitting process.
“by striking ``and, in the determination of the Commission, the permit holder has made good faith efforts to engage with landowners and other stakeholders early in the applicable permitting process'' and inserting ``permitting process''”
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
To amend the Federal Power Act to allow a person to construct or modify an electric transmission facility in a national interest electric transmission corridor if the person self-certifies certain information to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes.
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