Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 12. Federal Regulation and Development of Power
112 sections
Subchapter I — Regulation of the Development of Water Power and Resources
- 791Repealed. Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 687
- 791aShort title
- 792Federal Power Commission; creation; number; appointment; term; qualifications; vacancies; quorum; chairman; salary; place of holding sessions
- 793Appointment of officers and employees of Commission; duties, and salaries; detail of officers and employees from other departments; expenditures authorized
- 793aRepealed. Pub. L. 87–367, title I, § 103(5)
- 794, 795Omitted
- 796Definitions
- 797General powers of Commission
- 797aCongressional authorization for permits, licenses, leases, or authorizations for dams, conduits, reservoirs, etc., within national parks or monuments
- 797bDuty to keep Congress fully and currently informed
- 797cDams in National Park System units
- 797dThird party contracting by FERC
- 798Purpose and scope of preliminary permits; transfer and cancellation
- 799License; duration, conditions, revocation, alteration, or surrender
- 800Issuance of preliminary permits or licenses
- 801Transfer of license; obligations of transferee
- 802Information to accompany application for license; landowner notification
- 803Conditions of license generally
- 804Project works affecting navigable waters; requirements insertable in license
- 805Participation by Government in costs of locks, etc.
- 806Time limit for construction of project works; extension of time; termination or revocation of licenses for delay
- 807Right of Government to take over project works
- 808New licenses and renewals
- 809Temporary use by Government of project works for national safety; compensation for use
- 810Disposition of charges arising from licenses
- 811Operation of navigation facilities; rules and regulations; penalties
- 812Public-service licensee; regulations by State or by commission as to service, rates, charges, etc.
- 813Power entering into interstate commerce; regulation of rates, charges, etc.
- 814Exercise by licensee of power of eminent domain
- 815Contract to furnish power extending beyond period of license; obligations of new licensee
- 816Preservation of rights vested prior to June 10, 1920
- 817Projects not affecting navigable waters; necessity for Federal license, permit or right-of-way; unauthorized activities
- 818Public lands included in project; reservation of lands from entry
- 819Repealed. Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 687
- 820Proceedings for revocation of license or to prevent violations of license
- 821State laws and water rights unaffected
- 822Reservation of right to alter or repeal chapter
- 823Repeal of inconsistent laws
- 823aConduit hydroelectric facilities
- 823bEnforcement
- 823cAlaska State jurisdiction over small hydroelectric projects
- 823dAlternative conditions and prescriptions
- 823ePromoting hydropower development at existing nonpowered dams
- 823fClosed-loop pumped storage projects
- 823gConsiderations for relicensing terms
Subchapter II — Regulation of Electric Utility Companies Engaged in Interstate Commerce
- 824Declaration of policy; application of subchapter
- 824aInterconnection and coordination of facilities; emergencies; transmission to foreign countries
- 824a–1Pooling
- 824a–2Reliability
- 824a–3Cogeneration and small power production
- 824a–4Seasonal diversity electricity exchange
- 824bDisposition of property; consolidations; purchase of securities
- 824cIssuance of securities; assumption of liabilities
- 824dRates and charges; schedules; suspension of new rates; automatic adjustment clauses
- 824ePower of Commission to fix rates and charges; determination of cost of production or transmission
- 824fOrdering furnishing of adequate service
- 824gAscertainment of cost of property and depreciation
- 824hReferences to State boards by Commission
- 824iInterconnection authority
- 824jWheeling authority
- 824j–1Open access by unregulated transmitting utilities
- 824kOrders requiring interconnection or wheeling
- 824lInformation requirements
- 824mSales by exempt wholesale generators
- 824nRepealed. Pub. L. 109–58, title XII, § 1232(e)(3)
- 824oElectric reliability
- 824o–1Critical electric infrastructure security
- 824pSiting of interstate electric transmission facilities
- 824qNative load service obligation
- 824rProtection of transmission contracts in the Pacific Northwest
- 824sTransmission infrastructure investment
- 824s–1Incentives for cybersecurity investments
- 824tElectricity market transparency rules
- 824uProhibition on filing false information
- 824vProhibition of energy market manipulation
- 824wJoint boards on economic dispatch
Subchapter III — Licensees and Public Utilities; Procedural and Administrative Provisions
- 825Accounts and records
- 825aRates of depreciation; notice to State authorities before fixing
- 825bRequirements applicable to agencies of United States
- 825cPeriodic and special reports; obstructing filing reports or keeping accounts, etc.
- 825dOfficials dealing in securities
- 825eComplaints
- 825fInvestigations by Commission
- 825gHearings; rules of procedure
- 825hAdministrative powers of Commission; rules, regulations, and orders
- 825iAppointment of officers and employees; compensation
- 825jInvestigations relating to electric energy; reports to Congress
- 825kPublication and sale of reports
- 825lReview of orders
- 825mEnforcement provisions
- 825nForfeiture for violations; recovery; applicability
- 825oPenalties for violations; applicability of section
- 825o–1Enforcement of certain provisions
- 825pJurisdiction of offenses; enforcement of liabilities and duties
- 825qRepealed. Pub. L. 109–58, title XII, § 1277(a)
- 825q–1Office of Public Participation
- 825rSeparability
- 825sSale of electric power from reservoir projects; rate schedules; preference in sale; construction of transmission lines; disposition of moneys
- 825s–1Southwestern area sale and transmission of electric power; disposition of receipts; creation of continuing fund; use of fund
- 825s–2Southeastern area sale and transmission of electric power; disposition of receipts; creation of continuing funds; use of fund
- 825s–3Southwestern area sale at uniform systemwide rates of electric power over transmission lines constructed with appropriated funds or used under contractual arrangements
- 825s–4Southwestern Power Administration; deposit and availability of advance payments
- 825s–5Southeastern Power Administration; deposit and availability of advance payments
- 825s–6Southeastern Power Administration; deposit and availability of discretionary offsetting collections
- 825s–7Southwestern Power Administration; deposit and availability of discretionary offsetting collections
- 825s–8Southeastern Power Administration: rates of basic and premium pay
- 825tUtilization of power revenues
- 825uInterest rate on power bonds held by Administrator of General Services