U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10539: Integrated Local, Regional, and Interregional Transmission Planning Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 24, 2026
To amend the Federal Power Act to improve the electric grid through the integration of local, regional, and interregional electricity transmission planning, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Federal Power Act to improve the electric grid through the integration of local, regional, and interregional electricity transmission planning, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 24, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Federal Power Act to improve the electric grid through the integration of local, regional, and interregional electricity transmission planning, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Integrated Local, Regional, and Interregional Transmission Planning Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Transmission planning (a) In general Part II of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 824 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: SECTION 224. Planning for transmission facilities that enhance grid reliability, affordability, and resilience (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Bulk-power system The term bulk-power system has the meaning given the term in section 215(a). (2) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. (3) Covered local transmission facility The term covered local transmission facility means an electric transmission facility-- (A) that is planned by a transmission owner outside of an interregional or regional planning process to address needs, including-- (i) asset management or replacement (including end-of-life replacement that may be driven by equipment, material, condition, performance, or risk); (ii) load growth; (iii) infrastructure resilience; (iv) operational flexibility; and (v) efficiency; and (B) the replacement of which has the potential to provide transmission benefits if used as a regional transmission facility or an interregional transmission facility. (4) ERO The …
Sponsors
- Sean Casten (D, HD-006) · primary sponsor
- Kathy Castor (D, HD-014)
- Mike Levin (D, HD-CA-49)
- James McGovern (D, HD-002)
- George Latimer (D, HD-016)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Energy
Common questions
- What is HB10539?
- HB10539 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Integrated Local, Regional, and Interregional Transmission Planning Act of 2026.
- What does HB10539 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Federal Power Act to improve the electric grid through the integration of local, regional, and interregional electricity transmission planning, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10539?
- In committee as of September 24, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (September 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10539?
- Sean Casten (D, HD-006), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10539?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10539
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