As Introduced

136th General Assembly

Regular Session H. C. R. No. 38

2025-2026

Representative Fischer

A c o n c u r r e n t R E S O L U T I O N

To urge the creation of an interstate compact regarding competitively bid electric transmission projects.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OHIO (THE SENATE CONCURRING):

WHEREAS, There are anti-competitive policies in some states that constrain efforts to modernize and expand energy transmission assets; and

WHEREAS, These policies have hindered infrastructure growth and increased costs to ratepayers due to the noncompetitive nature of the resulting transmission projects; and

WHEREAS, Some of the most popular anti-competitive laws discriminate against out-of-state businesses, which may violate the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution; and

WHEREAS, Market-led consumer demand for better products and services has precipitated an increased need for power generation in America; and

WHEREAS, To maintain a viable and growing American economy and to ensure a secure and reliable power supply, the United States must modernize and expand the transmission capacity of our utility infrastructure in a way that is responsive to the needs and demands of future economic growth and that of the citizens of the respective states; now therefore be it

RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 136th General Assembly of the State of Ohio, urge the creation of an interstate compact to allow for a competitive electric transmission market to flourish in the best interest of the electric ratepayer and the economy in general; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 136th General Assembly of the State of Ohio, also urge that the interstate compact include various principles and policies, including uniform applicability to all electric generation methods, allocation of costs holistically to all beneficiaries without targeting specific industries, equal applicability of the compact to all states that enter into the compact, uniformity of siting and certification processes, streamlining of permits and reviews for adopting innovative grid-enhancing technologies, opening the bidding process to interstate projects, eliminating double permitting, and prioritizing the designation of co-location superhighways for streamlined permitting and coordinated infrastructure development when possible; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives transmit duly authenticated copies of this resolution to the Governor and the Commissioners of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.