CHARGE Act of 2023

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5154 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5154 To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to promulgate regulations with respect to regional and interregional transmission planning, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 4, 2023 Ms. Ocasio-Cortez (for herself, Mr. Casar, Mr. Levin, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Norton, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Frost, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Robert Garcia of California, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Omar, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Balint, Mr. Goldman of New York, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. Foushee, and Ms. Lofgren) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to promulgate regulations with respect to regional and interregional transmission planning, 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 ``Connecting Hard-to-reach Areas with Renewably Generated Energy Act of 2023'' or the ``CHARGE Act of 2023''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) current transmission planning is fractured across many jurisdictions, prioritizes incumbent entities and highly localized transmission, and fails to identify cost-effective solutions for 21st century needs; (2) the historical structure, regulations, and incentives of the electric power system lead to under-planning and under- investment in the regional and interregional transmission lines that are needed for a reliable and resilient grid; (3)