Power Line Resiliency Act
Summary
Power Line Resiliency Act This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a five-year program to provide grants to electric utilities to (1) improve the performance or efficiency of a power line, (2) make a power line more resilient to an extreme weather event, or (3) otherwise ensure that an end-user has access to electricity during an extreme weather event. DOE must prioritize providing grants to electric utilities that sell electricity in an area that has a history of extreme weather events.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jun 4, 2021
Last action Jun 7, 2021
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Committee
2
Jun 7, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
lower
Jun 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Jun 4, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
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Sean Patrick Maloney
DDemocratic
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