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42 USC § 2373 - Transfer to governmental or other legal entity; determination of transferee 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s2373"
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title: "42 USC § 2373 - Transfer to governmental or other legal entity; determination of transferee"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "2373"
section_name: "Transfer to governmental or other legal entity; determination of transferee"
chapter_number: 24
chapter_name: "DISPOSAL OF ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITIES"
subchapter_number: "VI"
subchapter_name: "UTILITIES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 543, ch. 7, § 73, 69 Stat. 480.)"
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# § 2373. Transfer to governmental or other legal entity; determination of transferee

**(a)** Transfer may be made to one or more of the following, if the transferee has the legal authority to receive and operate the utility.

**(1)** the city at the community;

**(2)** the State in which the community is located;

**(3)** any political subdivision or agency of that State; or

**(4)** any person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity.

**(b)** In determining the transferee for any utility, the Commission may consider the following:

**(1)** the pattern of ownership of the comparable utilities in the State in which the community is located;

**(2)** the ability of the transferee to operate the utility;

**(3)** the probable price of the sale of the utility, the ability of the transferee to pay that price, and any probable expense;

**(4)** the desires of the eligible voters of the community as directly expressed in any vote in any officially recognized procedure or in any procedure established by the Commission; and

**(5)** the benefit to the United States in reducing possible requirements for local assistance as authorized in subchapters VII and VIII of this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 543, ch. 7, § 73, 69 Stat. 480.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Transfer of Functions

Atomic Energy Commission abolished and functions transferred by sections 5814 and 5841 of this title. See also Transfer of Functions notes set out under those sections.