18 CFR § 367.4264 - Account 426.4, Expenditures for certain civic, political and related activities.

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title: "18 CFR § 367.4264 - Account 426.4, Expenditures for certain civic, political and related activities."
title_number: 18
title_name: "Conservation of Power and Water Resources"
section_number: "367.4264"
section_name: "Account 426.4, Expenditures for certain civic, political and related activities."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "U"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS ACT"
part_number: "367"
part_name: "UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS FOR CENTRALIZED SERVICE COMPANIES SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS ACT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 717  16 U.S.C. 791a  and 42 U.S.C. 16451-16463."
regulatory_source: "Order 684, 71 FR 65226, Nov. 7, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
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# 367.4264 Account 426.4, Expenditures for certain civic, political and related activities.

(a) This account must include expenditures for the purpose of influencing public opinion with respect to the election or appointment of public officials, referenda, legislation, or ordinances (either with respect to the possible adoption of new referenda, legislation or ordinances or repeal or modification of existing referenda, legislation or ordinances) or approval, modification, or revocation of franchises; or for the purpose of influencing the decisions of public officials.

(b) This account must not include expenditures that are directly related to appearances before regulatory or other governmental bodies in connection with an associate utility company's existing or proposed operations.