Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
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Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 84— - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VII— - TRANSITIONAL, SAVINGS, AND CONFORMING PROVISIONS › § 7297
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After Oct. 1, 1977, when this chapter moved duties, any federal-law mention of the old agency means the Secretary, FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission), or the part of the Department that now handles those duties.
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Title 42, §7297
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With respect to any functions transferred by this chapter and exercised after October 1, 1977, reference in any other Federal law to any department, commission, or agency or any officer or office the functions of which are so transferred shall be deemed to refer to the Secretary, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or other official or component of the Department in which this chapter vests such functions.
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This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 95–91, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 565, known as the Department of Energy Organization Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 7101 of this title and Tables.
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42 U.S.C. § 7297
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
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Apr 6, 2026
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