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Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§6802 Definitions

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 81— - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE RENEWAL › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - ELECTRIC UTILITY RATE DESIGN INITIATIVES › § 6802

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key words used in this subchapter. "Secretary" means the Secretary of Energy. "Electric utility" means any person, State agency, or Federal agency that sells electric energy. "Federal agency" means any U.S. agency or instrumentality. "State agency" means a State, a political subdivision, or an agency or instrumentality of either. "State utility regulatory commission" means a State utility regulatory commission or the Tennessee Valley Authority. "State" includes any State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and any U.S. territory or possession. "Utility regulatory commission" means any State or Federal agency that can set or change rates for selling electric energy by an electric utility, except for sales by the agency itself.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §6802

The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

As used in this subchapter:
(1)The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy.
(2)The term “electric utility” means any person, State agency, or Federal agency which sells electric energy.
(3)The term “Federal agency” means any agency or instrumentality of the United States.
(4)The term “State agency” means a State, political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of either.
(5)The term “State utility regulatory commission” means (A) any utility regulatory commission which is a State agency or (B) the Tennessee Valley Authority.
(6)The term “State” means any State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession of the United States.
(7)The term “utility regulatory commission” means any State agency or Federal agency which has authority to fix, modify, approve, or disapprove rates for the sale of electric energy by any electric utility (other than by such agency).

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1998—Par. (1). Pub. L. 105–388 made technical amendment by striking heading and designation which had been inserted by Pub. L. 95–617. 1978—Par. (1). Pub. L. 95–617 substituted “The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of Energy” for “The term ‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration; except that after such Administration ceases to exist, such term means any officer of the United States designated by the President for purposes of this subchapter”.

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42 U.S.C. § 6802

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73