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• Inslee Introduces House Transmission Bill to Give FERC More Authority

  On April 30, Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA) introduced the ‘‘National Clean Energy Superhighways Act of 2009.'' The Inslee proposal is similar, in some respects, to the three leading Senate proposals (by Reid, Dorgan and Bingaman), and also Read More... Posted Monday, May 04, 2009 2:19 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 5-4-09 by Article

• House Climate-Energy Bill Mark-Up Schedule Unclear; Obama Calls Meeting with House Democrats

  House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Energy and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Ed Markey (D-MA) issued an April 27 statement indicating that the previous week's marathon hearings had "spurred productive discussions Read More... Posted Monday, May 04, 2009 2:19 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 5-4-09 by Article

• Walden-Barton Letter on Green Jobs

  On April 22, House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Joe Barton (R-TX) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR) increased the heat by sending letters to Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Read More... Posted Monday, May 04, 2009 2:18 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 5-4-09 by Article

• New Bingaman Transmission Bill Would Give States More Authority

  On April 28, Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman (R-NM) released a revised draft transmission bill that would give states the first opportunity to site "high priority" transmission lines before allowing Read More... Posted Monday, May 04, 2009 2:17 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 5-4-09 by Article