7 USC § 918b - Acquisition of existing systems in rural communities with high energy costs

---
identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s918b"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "7 USC § 918b - Acquisition of existing systems in rural communities with high energy costs"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "918b"
section_name: "Acquisition of existing systems in rural communities with high energy costs"
chapter_number: 31
chapter_name: "RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELEPHONE SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "RURAL ELECTRIFICATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 107–76, title VII, § 748, Nov. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 738; Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12408(b), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4977.)"
---


# 1 Acquisition of existing systems in rural communities with high energy costs

So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma.

November 28, 2001[^1]7 U.S.C. 901

On and after , notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service  shall use the authorities provided in the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 [ et seq.] to finance the acquisition of existing generation, transmission and distribution systems and facilities serving high cost, predominantly rural areas by entities capable of and dedicated to providing or improving service in such areas in an efficient and cost effective manner.

---

**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–76, title VII, § 748, Nov. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 738; Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12408(b), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4977.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Rural Electrification Act of 1936, referred to in text, is , , which is classified generally to this chapter (§ 901 et seq.). For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see  and Tables.

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002, and not as part of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 which comprises this chapter.

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriation act:

, , , 1549A–45.

### Amendments

2018— inserted “the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through” before “the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service”.