Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§7151a Jurisdiction Over Matters Transferred From Energy Research and Development Administration
Title 42 › CHAPTER 84 — DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › SUBCHAPTER III — TRANSFERS OF FUNCTIONS › § 7151a
Summary
Despite other laws, the Secretary may keep or give to FERC cases moved from ERDA to DOE that needed on‑record hearings.
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Title 42, §7151a
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, jurisdiction over matters transferred to the Department of Energy from the Energy Research and Development Administration which on the effective date of such transfer were required by law, regulation, or administrative order to be made on the record after an opportunity for an agency hearing may be assigned to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or retained by the Secretary at his discretion.
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Codification Section was enacted as part of the Department of Energy Act of 1978—Civilian Applications, and not as part of the Department of Energy Organization Act which comprises this chapter.
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42 U.S.C. § 7151a
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102