S.1037: A bill to expand the provisions for termination of mandatory purchase requirements under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978.

About This Bill

  • Introduced April 22, 2015
  • Latest Major Action May 14, 2015

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Bill Summary

This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to declare that no electric utility shall be required to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase electric energy from a qualifying cogeneration facility or a qualifying small power production facility if the state regulatory agency having ratemaking authority over the utility has determined that the utility has no need to acquire additional generation resources in...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
May 14, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
April 22, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
April 22, 2015

Introduced in the Senate by Jim Risch (R-Idaho)

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