S.552: Transition to Competition in Electric Industry Act

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Transition to Competition in the Electric Industry Act - States that no electric utility shall be required, under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA), to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase or sell electricity or capacity from or to qualifying cogeneration and small power production facilities.Requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to promulgate and enforce regulations designed to ensure that...

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
March 15, 2001

Introduced in the Senate by Bob Graham (D-Fla.)

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