Bill Number: S. 2716
Short Title: (No short title)
Introduced: July 10, 2002
Sponsor: Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Purpose: To modify the authority of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
to conduct investigations, to increase the criminal penalties for violations
of the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act, and to authorize the Chairman
of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to contract for consultant services.
Summary: Amends the Natural Gas and the Federal Power Act to: (1) provide
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is not subject to the consent
of the Office of Management and Budget or any other Federal agency when it
elects to exercise its investigative authority; and (2) increase criminal
penalties for violations of these Acts. Amends the Department of Energy Organization
Act to authorize the Chairman of FERC to contract for consultant services
to assist the Commission in carrying out its responsibilities. States that
in contracting for those services the Chairman shall not be subject to any
law relating to conflict of interests.
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