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Mike Levin: “For many of the same reasons I have cited in relation to natural gas markets, I believe--and it is certainly my…”

On the recordDecember 13, 2007
For many of the same reasons I have cited in relation to natural gas markets, I believe--and it is certainly my intention, as one of the amendment's authors--that FERC's authority over RTOs would be unaffected. To my knowledge, no RTO operates pursuant to the exemption in paragraph 2(h)(3) of the Commodity Exchange Act. Moreover, the savings clause in section 13203(c)(2) makes abundantly clear that FERC's existing authorities are preserved.
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Mike Levin
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Discussing FERC's authority over Regional Transmission Organizations during a legislative debate.

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