42 U.S.C. § 7276c: Miscellaneous provisions

Summary

Actions by the Administrator under sections 7275 to 7276c must follow the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) just like other big federal actions that affect the environment. The Administrator must put in the Western Area Power Administration’s annual report a short description of what the Administrator and customers did under sections 7275 to 7276c and an estimate of the energy savings and renewable resource benefits from those actions. State-regulated electric utilities (see 16 U.S.C. 2602(18)) are exempt from sections 7275 to 7276c. Customers do not have to take any action that would conflict with a requirement from the Rural Electrification Administration.

Title 42, §7276c

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(a)Environmental impact statement

The provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 [42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.] shall apply to actions of the Administrator implementing sections 7275 to 7276c of this title in the same manner and to the same extent as such provisions apply to other major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.

(b)Annual reports

The Administrator shall include in the annual report submitted by the Western Area Power Administration (1) a description of the activities undertaken by the Administrator and by customers under sections 7275 to 7276c of this title and (2) an estimate of the energy savings and renewable resource benefits achieved as a result of such activities.

(c)State regulated investor-owned utilities

Any State regulated electric utility (as defined in section 2602(18) of title 16) shall be exempt from the provisions of sections 7275 to 7276c of this title.

(d)Rural Electrification Administration requirements

Nothing in sections 7275 to 7276c of this title shall require a customer to take any action inconsistent with a requirement imposed by the Rural Electrification Administration

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 91–190, Jan. 1, 1970, 83 Stat. 852, which is classified generally to chapter 55 (§ 4321 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 4321 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was enacted as part of the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984, and not as part of the Department of Energy Organization Act which comprises this chapter.

§7276c Miscellaneous Provisions