Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60
§2020 Licensing of Government Agencies
Title 42 › Chapter 23— DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY › Subchapter I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 2020
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Government agencies that generate or distribute electricity may get a license to build and run plants that produce power for public use if they meet the license rules.
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Title 42, §2020
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Nothing in this chapter shall preclude any Government agency now or hereafter authorized by law to engage in the production, marketing, or distribution of electric energy from obtaining a license under section 2133 of this title, if qualified under the provisions of said section, for the construction and operation of production or utilization facilities for the primary purpose of producing electric energy for disposition for ultimate public consumption.
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This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, as added by act Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 919, known as the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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42 U.S.C. § 2020
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
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Apr 5, 2026
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