Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§8454 Study of compliance problem of small electric utility systems
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Summary
The Secretary must study the problems that electric utilities with less than 2,000 megawatts of total generating capacity have in following this chapter, and must send Congress a report with findings and recommendations within two years after the chapter takes effect. Up to $500,000 may be appropriated for fiscal year 1979 to pay for the study.
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Title 42, §8454
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(a)The Secretary shall conduct a study of the problems of compliance with this chapter experienced by those electric utility systems which have a total system generating capacity of less than 2,000 megawatts. The Secretary shall report his findings and his recommendations to the Congress not later than 2 years after the effective date of this chapter.
(b)There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the fiscal year 1979 not to exceed $500,000 to carry out the provisions of this section.
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This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 95–620, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3289, known as the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 8301 of this title and Tables. The
Effective Date
of this chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), is the
Effective Date
of Pub. L. 95–620. See section 901 of Pub. L. 95–620, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 8301 of this title.
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42 U.S.C. § 8454
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
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Apr 6, 2026
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