PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The Secretary can give money to State utility regulatory commissions and to nonregulated electric utilities so they can do the work required by parts of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (titles I and III and section 210). Federal agencies cannot get these grants. The Secretary can set rules for the grants, but only rules needed to make sure the money is used for those duties or rules the law already requires. Applicants must apply in the form the Secretary requires and must promise the grant money will be extra, not a replacement for other government funds. The total funds are split so no State gets more than the smaller of an equal share or the amount the Secretary is allowed to give that State under subsections (b) and (c).

Title 42, §6807

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(a)Grants to State utility regulatory commissions and nonregulated electric utilities

The Secretary may make grants to State utility regulatory commissions and nonregulated electric utilities (as defined in the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 [16 U.S.C. 2602]) to carry out duties and responsibilities under titles I [16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.] and III [15 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.], and section 210 [16 U.S.C. 824a–3], of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978. No grant may be made under this section to any Federal agency.

(b)Unnecessary requirements prohibited

Any requirements established by the Secretary with respect to grants under this section may be only such requirements as are necessary to assure that such grants are expended solely to carry out duties and responsibilities referred to in subsection (a) or such as are otherwise required by law.

(c)Application for grant

No grant may be made under this section unless an application for such grant is submitted to the Secretary in such form and manner as the Secretary may require. The Secretary may not approve an application of a State utility regulatory commission or nonregulated electric utility unless such commission or nonregulated electric utility assures the Secretary that funds made available under this section will be in addition to, and not in substitution for, funds made available to such commission or nonregulated electric utility from other governmental sources.

(d)Apportionment of funds

The funds appropriated for purposes of this section shall be apportioned among the States in such manner that grants made under this section in each State shall not exceed the lesser of— (1)

(2)the amount which the Secretary is authorized to provide pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this section for such State.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 95–617, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3117. Title I of such Act is classified principally to chapter 46 (§ 2601 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation, and title III of such Act is classified generally to chapter 59 (§ 3201 et seq.) of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 2601 of Title 16 and Tables.

Amendments

1978—Pub. L. 95–617 substituted provisions relating to grants to State utility regulatory commissions and nonregulated electric utilities for provisions authorizing appropriations to carry out this subchapter.

§6807 State Utility Regulatory Assistance