Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§2018 Agency jurisdiction
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 23— - DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 2018
Summary
Leaves federal, state, and local power to regulate electric power from Commission‑licensed nuclear plants unchanged and does not give them authority over the Commission.
Full Legal Text
Title 42, §2018
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect the authority or regulations of any Federal, State, or local agency with respect to the generation, sale, or transmission of electric power produced through the use of nuclear facilities licensed by the Commission: Provided, That this section shall not be deemed to confer upon any Federal, State, or local agency any authority to regulate, control, or restrict any activities of the Commission.
Legislative History
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References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, as added by act Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 919, known as the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 2011 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1965—Pub. L. 89–135 inserted “produced through the use of nuclear facilities licensed by the Commission: Provided, That this section shall not be deemed to confer upon any Federal, State, or local agency any authority to regulate, control, or restrict any activities of the Commission.”
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42 U.S.C. § 2018
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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