16 U.S.C. § 824w — Joint boards on economic dispatch

(a) In general The Commission must convene joint boards on a regional basis under section 824h of this title to study the issue of security constrained economic dispatch for the various market regions. The Commission must designate the appropriate regions to be covered by each such joint board for purposes of this section.

(b) Membership The Commission must request each State to nominate a representative for the appropriate regional joint board, and must 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 must 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 must 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.