16 U.S.C. § 824w : US Code - Section 824W: Joint boards on economic dispatch

Search 16 U.S.C. § 824w : US Code - Section 824W: Joint boards on economic dispatch

(a) In general
The Commission shall convene joint boards on a regional basis
pursuant to section 824h of this title to study the issue of
security constrained economic dispatch for the various market
regions. The Commission shall designate the appropriate regions to
be covered by each such joint board for purposes of this section.
(b) Membership
The Commission shall request each State to nominate a
representative for the appropriate regional joint board, and shall
designate a member of the Commission to chair and participate as a
member of each such board.
(c) Powers
The sole authority of each joint board convened under this
section shall be to consider issues relevant to what constitutes
"security constrained economic dispatch" and how such a mode of
operating an electric energy system affects or enhances the
reliability and affordability of service to customers in the region
concerned and to make recommendations to the Commission regarding
such issues.
(d) Report to the Congress
Within 1 year after August 8, 2005, the Commission shall issue a
report and submit such report to the Congress regarding the
recommendations of the joint boards under this section and the
Commission may consolidate the recommendations of more than one
such regional joint board, including any consensus recommendations
for statutory or regulatory reform.