Search Results for keywords:"electric transmission facilities"

Search Results: keywords:"electric transmission facilities"

H. R. 9603 — To amend the Federal Power Act to prohibit the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from issuing permits for the construction or modification of electric transmission facilities in a State over the objection of the State, and for other purposes.
September 16, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:857
H.R. 9603, introduced in the House of Representatives, proposes changes to the Federal Power Act to stop the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from issuing permits for electric transmission facilities in a state if the state objects. The bill aims to protect farmers and landowners...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 9603 is like a rule that says if a state doesn't want new electricity towers and wires, then the people in charge can't build them there. It also wants to make sure farmers and people who own the land are treated fairly if these projects need to happen.
S. 5042 — To amend the Federal Power Act to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the exercise of eminent domain for the construction or modification of electric transmission facilities and to protect State control over the siting of electric transmission facilities, and for other purposes.
September 12, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:723
S. 5042 aims to amend the Federal Power Act to prevent the use of federal funds for eminent domain in building or modifying electric transmission facilities. It seeks to ensure that states maintain control over the location of these facilities by prohibiting the federal...
Simple Explanation
This bill wants to make sure states get to decide where to build big electric wires and stops the federal government from taking land to do it, even if they really want those wires.
S. 4348 — To amend the Federal Power Act to prohibit the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from issuing permits for the construction or modification of electric transmission facilities in a State over the objection of the State, and for other purposes.
May 15, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:860
S. 4348 aims to amend the Federal Power Act to prevent the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from granting permits for electric transmission facilities' construction or modification in any state that objects to it. This bill, titled the “Protecting Our Farmers from the...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to stop a big group, called the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, from building or changing power lines in a state if the state says no. This is to make sure the people who live there, especially farmers, are okay with these projects.

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