Fair Allocation of Interstate Rates Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3287 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3287 To prohibit the allocation of costs for certain electric transmission facilities to consumers in a State the public officials of which did not expressly consent to the transmission facility, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 1, 2025 Mr. Cramer (for himself and Mr. Hoeven) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the allocation of costs for certain electric transmission facilities to consumers in a State the public officials of which did not expressly consent to the transmission facility, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Allocation of Interstate Rates Act''. SEC. 2. RATES AND CHARGES. Section 205 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824d) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(h) Prohibition on Allocation of Certain Costs.-- ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection: ``(A) Covered policy.--The term `covered policy' means a policy of a State, including any policy of a local political entity of a State. ``(B) Covered transmission facility.--The term `covered transmission facility' means any facility, line, equipment, or system used for the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce that is planned, constructed, or operated in whole or in part to implement a covered policy. ``(2) Prohibition.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), a transmission provider providing electric service to consumers in 2 or more States may not allocate costs for a covered transmission facility