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H.R. 3699 — what changed

Energy Choice Act

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Sec. 2 Limitations on regulation of energy choice

added A State or local government, or instrumentality or regulatory agency thereof, may not adopt, implement, or enforce a law, regulation, ordinance, building code, standard, or policy that prohibits or limits, or has the effect of directly or indirectly prohibiting or limiting the connection, reconnection, modification, installation, transportation, distribution, expansion, or access to an energy service based on the type or source of energy that is sold in interstate commerce to be delivered to an end-user of such energy service.

(a)
removed In general— A State or local government, or instrumentality or regulatory agency thereof, may not adopt, implement, or enforce a law, regulation, ordinance, building code, standard, or policy that prohibits or limits, or has the effect of directly or indirectly prohibiting or limiting the connection, reconnection, modification, installation, transportation, distribution, expansion, or access to an energy service based on the type or source of energy that is sold in interstate commerce to be delivered to an end-user of such energy service.
(b)
removed Definitions— In this section, the term energy includes—
(1)
removed natural gas;
(2)
removed renewable natural gas;
(3)
removed hydrogen;
(4)
removed liquified petroleum gas;
(5)
removed renewable liquified petroleum gas;
(6)
removed other liquid petroleum products;
(7)
removed biomass-based diesel fuels and renewable fuels; and
(8)
removed electricity.