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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 81 — Energy Conservation and Resource Renewal

§ 6804. Funding, administrative, and judicial authorities of Secretary

Statutory text

The Secretary may—

(1)

fund (A) demonstration projects to improve electric utility load management procedures and (B) regulatory rate reform initiatives,

(2)

on request of a State, a utility regulatory commission, or of any participant in any proceeding before a State utility regulatory commission which relates to electric utility rates or rate design, intervene and participate in such proceeding, and

(3)

on request of any State, utility regulatory commission, or party to any action to obtain judicial review of an administrative proceeding in which the Secretary intervened or participated under paragraph (2), intervene and participate in such action.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Energy Conservation and Production Act

    Pub. L. 94–385 title II § 204 · 90 Stat. 1125

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 6804

    Pub. L. 94–385, title II, § 204, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1143

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 94–385, title II, § 204, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1143

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 204. rate design innovation and federal energy administration intervention The Administrator may— 42 USC 6804. (1) fund (A) demonstration projects to improve electric utility load management procedures and (B) regulatory rate reform initiatives, (2) on request of a State, a utility regulatory commission, or of any participant in any proceeding before a State utility regulatory commission which relates to electric utility rates or rate design, intervene and participate in such proceeding, and (3) on request of any State, utility regulatory commission, or party to any action to obtain Judicial review of an administrative proceeding in which the Administrator intervened or participated under paragraph (2), intervene and participate in such action.

  2. Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978

    Pub. L. 95–617 title I § 143 · 92 Stat. 3117

    Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 6804

    Pub. L. 95–617 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”, meaning Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration in two places

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 95–617 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”, meaning Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration in two places.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 143. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. (a) 42 USC 6801 et seq. Administrator.— Title II of the Energy Conservation and Production Act is amended by striking out “Administrator” in each place it appears and substituting “Secretary”. Section 202(1) of the 42 USC 6802. Energy Conservation and Production Act is amended to read as follows: “(b) Definition.— “(1) The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of Energy.”.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1978—Pub. L. 95–617 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”, meaning Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration in two places.

Credits

1976–1978 · 2 acts
  1. 1976Pub. L. 94–385, title II, § 204, , 90 Stat. 1143
  2. 1978Pub. L. 95–617, title I, § 143, , 92 Stat. 3134.
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(Pub. L. 94–385, title II, § 204, , 90 Stat. 1143; Pub. L. 95–617, title I, § 143, , 92 Stat. 3134.)

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