Grid Expansion and Reliability Act

This bill changes the federal law on siting interstate electric transmission lines. It moves the job of designating national interest electric transmission corridors from the Secretary of Energy to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). It replaces the current federal permit process with a self-certification process: once FERC issues rules, any person could build or modify a transmission facility in such a corridor by certifying basic information, such as their name, address, business type, and a description of the project and its expected dates. FERC would have to issue those rules within 365 days, audit each certification every year, and report to Congress each year on how the process is working. The bill also removes a requirement that a project builder make good faith efforts to engage with landowners and other stakeholders before using eminent domain.

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Sponsors

• Josh Gottheimer Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors