Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60
§832j Deposit of Receipts; Authorization of Appropriations
Title 16 › Chapter 12B— BONNEVILLE PROJECT › § 832j
Summary
All money from selling electricity at the Bonneville project must be paid into the U.S. Treasury, except $500,000 of those receipts must be kept in a separate fund for the administrator to use for emergencies and to keep the project running. Congress may also approve extra Treasury money as needed to carry out this law, including buying and installing equipment and facilities to make, send, and sell electricity.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §832j
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All receipts from transmission and sale of electric energy generated at the Bonneville project shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States to the credit of miscellaneous receipts, save and except that the Treasury shall set up and maintain from such receipts a continuing fund of $500,000, to the credit of the administrator and subject to check by him, to defray emergency expenses and to insure continuous operation. There is authorized to be appropriated from time to time, out of moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, including installation of equipment and machinery for the generation of electric energy and facilities for its transmission and sale.
Legislative History
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Transfer of Functions
Functions of Secretary of the Interior with respect to Bonneville Power Administration transferred to Secretary of Energy by section 7152(a)(1)(D), (2) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, with Bonneville Power Administration to be preserved as a distinct organizational entity within Department of Energy and headed by an Administrator. The Federal Power Commission was terminated, and its functions, personnel, property, funds, etc., were transferred to Secretary of Energy (except for certain functions transferred to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) by section 7151(b), 7171(a), 7172(a), 7291, and 7193 of Title 42.
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16 U.S.C. § 832j
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60