Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§831b–1 Acceptance of Services of Volunteers
Title 16 › CHAPTER 12A — TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY › § 831b–1
Summary
Since September 29, 1989, TVA may accept volunteers and pay incidental expenses to help, but not for policy making or enforcing laws. Volunteers aren't federal or TVA employees but get workers' comp (chapter 81 of title 5) and receive TVA-employee treatment in tort claims.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §831b–1
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The Tennessee Valley Authority may on and after September 29, 1989, accept the services of volunteers and, from any funds available to it, provide for their incidental expenses to carry out any activity of the Tennessee Valley Authority except policymaking or law or regulatory enforcement. Such volunteers shall not be deemed employees of the United States Government, except for the purposes of chapter 81 of title 5 relating to compensation for work injuries, and shall not be deemed employees of the Tennessee Valley Authority except for the purposes of tort claims to the same extent as a regular employee of the Tennessee Valley Authority would be under identical circumstances.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1990, and not as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 which comprises this chapter.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 831b–1
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102