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Title 16, Chapter 12 — Federal Regulation and Development of Power

247 sections

Repealed. Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 687, title II, § 212, 49 Stat. 847

Federal Power Commission; creation; number; appointment; term; qualifications; vacancies; quorum; chairman; salary; place of holding sessions

Appointment of officers and employees of Commission; duties, and salaries; detail of officers and employees from other departments; expenditures authorized

Repealed. Pub. L. 87–367, title I, § 103(5), Oct. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 787

Section 794, 795

General powers of Commission

Congressional authorization for permits, licenses, leases, or authorizations for dams, conduits, reservoirs, etc., within national parks or monuments

Duty to keep Congress fully and currently informed

Dams in National Park System units

Third party contracting by FERC

Purpose and scope of preliminary permits; transfer and cancellation

License; duration, conditions, revocation, alteration, or surrender

Issuance of preliminary permits or licenses

Transfer of license; obligations of transferee

Information to accompany application for license; landowner notification

Conditions of license generally

Project works affecting navigable waters; requirements insertable in license

Participation by Government in costs of locks, etc.

Time limit for construction of project works; extension of time; termination or revocation of licenses for delay

Right of Government to take over project works

New licenses and renewals

Temporary use by Government of project works for national safety; compensation for use

Disposition of charges arising from licenses

Operation of navigation facilities; rules and regulations; penalties

Public-service licensee; regulations by State or by commission as to service, rates, charges, etc.

Power entering into interstate commerce; regulation of rates, charges, etc.

Exercise by licensee of power of eminent domain

Contract to furnish power extending beyond period of license; obligations of new licensee

Preservation of rights vested prior to June 10, 1920

Projects not affecting navigable waters; necessity for Federal license, permit or right-of-way; unauthorized activities

Public lands included in project; reservation of lands from entry

Repealed. Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 687, title II, § 212, 49 Stat. 847

Proceedings for revocation of license or to prevent violations of license

State laws and water rights unaffected

Reservation of right to alter or repeal chapter

Repeal of inconsistent laws

Conduit hydroelectric facilities

Alaska State jurisdiction over small hydroelectric projects

Alternative conditions and prescriptions

Promoting hydropower development at existing nonpowered dams

Closed-loop pumped storage projects

Considerations for relicensing terms

Declaration of policy; application of subchapter

Interconnection and coordination of facilities; emergencies; transmission to foreign countries

Section 824a–1

Section 824a–2

Section 824a–3

Cogeneration and small power production

Section 824a–4

Seasonal diversity electricity exchange

Disposition of property; consolidations; purchase of securities

Issuance of securities; assumption of liabilities

Rates and charges; schedules; suspension of new rates; automatic adjustment clauses

Power of Commission to fix rates and charges; determination of cost of production or transmission

Ordering furnishing of adequate service

Ascertainment of cost of property and depreciation

References to State boards by Commission

Interconnection authority

Wheeling authority

Section 824j–1

Open access by unregulated transmitting utilities

Orders requiring interconnection or wheeling

Information requirements

Sales by exempt wholesale generators

Repealed. Pub. L. 109–58, title XII, § 1232(e)(3), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 957

Electric reliability

Section 824o–1

Critical electric infrastructure security

Siting of interstate electric transmission facilities

Native load service obligation

Protection of transmission contracts in the Pacific Northwest

Transmission infrastructure investment

Section 824s–1

Incentives for cybersecurity investments

Electricity market transparency rules

Prohibition on filing false information

Prohibition of energy market manipulation

Joint boards on economic dispatch

Accounts and records

Rates of depreciation; notice to State authorities before fixing

Requirements applicable to agencies of United States

Periodic and special reports; obstructing filing reports or keeping accounts, etc.

Officials dealing in securities

Investigations by Commission

Hearings; rules of procedure

Administrative powers of Commission; rules, regulations, and orders

Appointment of officers and employees; compensation

Investigations relating to electric energy; reports to Congress

Publication and sale of reports

Review of orders

Enforcement provisions

Forfeiture for violations; recovery; applicability

Penalties for violations; applicability of section

Section 825o–1

Enforcement of certain provisions

Jurisdiction of offenses; enforcement of liabilities and duties

Repealed. Pub. L. 109–58, title XII, § 1277(a), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 978

Section 825q–1

Office of Public Participation

Sale of electric power from reservoir projects; rate schedules; preference in sale; construction of transmission lines; disposition of moneys

Section 825s–1

Southwestern area sale and transmission of electric power; disposition of receipts; creation of continuing fund; use of fund

Section 825s–2

Southeastern area sale and transmission of electric power; disposition of receipts; creation of continuing funds; use of fund

Section 825s–3

Southwestern area sale at uniform systemwide rates of electric power over transmission lines constructed with appropriated funds or used under contractual arrangements

Section 825s–4

Southwestern Power Administration; deposit and availability of advance payments

Section 825s–5

Southeastern Power Administration; deposit and availability of advance payments

Section 825s–6

Southeastern Power Administration; deposit and availability of discretionary offsetting collections

Section 825s–7

Southwestern Power Administration; deposit and availability of discretionary offsetting collections

Section 825s–8

Southeastern Power Administration: rates of basic and premium pay

Utilization of power revenues

Interest rate on power bonds held by Administrator of General Services

Facilitation of development and construction of water conservation facilities; exemption from certain Federal requirements

Exemption from formula, books and records, and project cost statement requirements; annual charges

Applicability of this subchapter

Creation; short title

Membership, operation, and duties of the Board of Directors

Officers and employees; wages of laborers and mechanics; application of employees’ compensation provisions

Section 831b–1

Acceptance of services of volunteers

Corporate powers generally; eminent domain; construction of dams, transmission lines, etc.

Section 831c–1

Bridges endangered or damaged by dams, etc.; compensation of and contracts with owner for protection, replacement, etc.

Section 831c–2

Civil actions for injury or loss of property or personal injury or death

Section 831c–3

Law enforcement

Directors; maintenance and operation of plant for production, sale, and distribution of fertilizer and power

Officers and employees; nonpolitical appointment; removal for violation

Control of plants and property vested in Corporation; transfer of other property to Corporation

Principal office of Corporation; books; directors’ oath

Annual financial statement; purchases and contracts; audit by Comptroller General

Section 831h–1

Operation of dams primarily for promotion of navigation and controlling floods; generation and sale of electricity

Section 831h–2

Repealed. Pub. L. 86–137, § 1, Aug. 6, 1959, 73 Stat. 280

Section 831h–3

Recreational access

Sale of surplus power; preferences; experimental work; acquisition of existing electric facilities

Equitable distribution of surplus power among States and municipalities; improvement in production of fertilizer

Transmission lines; construction or lease; sale of power over other than Government lines; rates when sold for resale at profit

Section 831k–1

Extension of credit to States, municipalities and nonprofit organizations to assist in operation of existing facilities

Financial assistance to States and local governments in lieu of taxation; apportionment; limitation on contracts for sale of power to municipalities; report to Congress

Allocation and charge of value and cost of plants to particular objects; cost accounting; reports of costs of operation; sale of surplus power at profit

Section 831m–1

Tennessee Valley Authority least-cost planning program

Bonds for future construction; amount, terms, and conditions

Section 831n–1

Bonds to carry out provisions of section 831k–1; amount, terms, and conditions

Section 831n–2

Bonds; limitation of issuance under sections 831n and 831n–1

Section 831n–3

Use of funds; limitation of issuance

Section 831n–4

Bonds for financing power program

Completion of unfinished plants authorized

Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 648

Eminent domain; contracts for relocation of railroads, highways, industrial plants, etc.

Patents; access to Patent and Trademark Office and right to copy patents; compensation to patentees

Possession by Government in time of war; damages to contract holders

Offenses; fines and punishment

Surveys; cooperation with States or other agencies

Legislation to carry out purposes of chapter; recommendation by President

Acquisition of real or personal property; payment by delivery of power; sale or lease of vacant land for industrial purposes

Condemnation proceedings; institution by Corporation; venue

Net proceeds over expense payable into Treasury

Section 831y–1

Approval of plans by Board as condition precedent to construction and operation; restraining action without approval; other laws unaffected

Authorization of appropriations

Reservation of right to amend or repeal

Liberal construction of chapter; sale of surplus lands

Essential stewardship activities

Completion and maintenance of project; generation of electricity

General administrative provisions

Section 832a–1

Repealed. Pub. L. 88–426, title III, § 305(36), Aug. 14, 1964, 78 Stat. 427

Distribution of electricity; preference to public bodies and cooperatives

Contracts for sale of electricity

Elements in determining rates

Purchase of supplies and services

Miscellaneous administrative provisions

Employment of personnel

Deposit of receipts; authorization of appropriations

Authority of Administrator

Sale of excess Federal power; fish and wildlife conservation within Federal Columbia River Power System; residential exchange; personnel flexibility

Completion and maintenance of project; generation of electricity

Administration of project

Preference to public bodies and cooperatives

Rate schedules; preparation, approval, and uniformity

Factors in determining rate schedules

Purchase of supplies and services

Miscellaneous administrative provisions

Personnel; appointment and compensation

Deposit of receipts; establishment of continuing fund; authorization of appropriations

Suits for and against project; legal representation

Acquisition of Indian lands

Determination of compensation for acquisition of Indian lands; funds payable from; disposition of moneys

Use of deposits by allottees; nontaxability of lands

Authority of Secretary of the Interior for acquisition of Indian land

Reversion of title

Educational costs of dependents of employees; payments to school districts; reimbursement from continuing fund

Project authorized; laws applicable

Section 835–1

Section 835a, 835b

Repealed. Pub. L. 87–728, § 3, Oct. 1, 1962, 76 Stat. 678

Duties of Secretary of the Interior

Section 835c–1

Taxation and assessments; applicability of State laws

Section 835c–2

Authorization of appropriations; establishment of Columbia Basin Land Development Account

Section 835c–3

Repealed. Pub. L. 87–728, § 3, Oct. 1, 1962, 76 Stat. 678

Section 835c–4

General powers of Secretary of the Interior; delegation to authorized representatives

Section 835c–5

Repealed. Pub. L. 87–728, § 3, Oct. 1, 1962, 76 Stat. 678

Acquisition of Indian lands, Spokane and Colville Reservations

Payment for lands acquired from Spokane and Colville Reservations

Use of funds deposited to allottees; land and improvements

Relocation of Indian cemeteries

Acts and regulations by Secretary of the Interior

Contracts with State of Washington for maintenance and operation of fish hatcheries

Projects marketing commercial power and energy; consolidated financial statement to President and Congress; adjustment of rates to assure return of reimbursable construction costs within prescribed period

Return of construction costs from marketing revenues in event of inability of irrigation water users to repay within repayment period and lack of other sources of revenue

Congressional declaration of financial policy; limitations on assistance; analyses and studies; “net revenues” defined

Recommendations for changes in limitations on financial assistance; time and frequency of submission

Authorization to license construction and operation; licensing conditions

Rules governing issuance of license

Limitation of sale, delivery, and exchange of electric energy and electric peaking capacity for use outside Pacific Northwest to surplus energy and surplus peaking capacity; notice to customers; inspection of contract drafts

Contract terms and conditions for use of electric energy outside Pacific Northwest

Contract limitations and conditions for use of electric energy and peaking capacity of plants in other marketing areas for use within Pacific Northwest

Exchange contracts

Transmission lines for other electric energy; rates

Purchaser priority on Pacific Northwest power; amendment of existing contracts and new contracts to include priority provisions

Transmission lines between Pacific Northwest and Pacific Southwest; prohibition against construction of lines or related facilities; exceptions of lines and facilities recommended by Secretary or authorized by Congress; authority of Secretary to construct other transmission lines unaffected

Section 837g–1

Construction of additional facilities by Secretary of Energy for mutually beneficial power sales between Pacific Northwest and California; contribution of funds by non-Federal entities

Provisions not applicable to Canyon Ferry project or benefits and exchanges under Treaty between Canada and United States; preference of power users in Montana not modified

Congressional findings; authority and duties of Secretary of Energy relating to Federal Columbia River Power System unaffected

Operation and maintenance of Federal transmission system; construction of improvements, betterments, additions and replacements; criteria

Acquisition by condemnation of transmission facilities

Transmission of non-Federal power

Acquisition of property

Marketing of Federal power; sales agent

Schedules of rates and charges for sale of Federal power and transmission of non-Federal power; confirmation and approval; criteria for modification and establishment

Uniform schedules of rates and charges for sale of Federal power and transmission of non-Federal power; allocation of cost recovery

Bonneville Power Administration fund

Investment of excess moneys; deposit of moneys

Bonneville Power Administration bonds

Bonneville Power Administration refinancing

Power marketing administration transmission borrowing authority

Columbia Basin power management

Congressional declaration of purpose

Regional planning and participation

Conservation and resource acquisition

Section 839d–1

Federal projects in Pacific Northwest

Administrative provisions

Savings provisions