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The Federal Power Act is a law appearing in Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the United States Code, entitled "Federal Regulation and Development of Power".Enacted as the Federal Water Power Act on June 10, 1920, and amended many times since, [1] its original purpose was to more effectively coordinate the development of hydroelectric projects in the United States.
Federal Water Power Act: Created Federal Power Commission to coordinate federal hydroelectric projects. 1935 Federal Power Act: Put electricity sale and transportation regulation under Federal Power Commission. 1935 Public Utility Holding Company Act: Regulated size of electric utilities, limiting each to a specific geographic area. 1936
Per the Delegation Order S1-DEL-S4-2023 [2] the Office is responsible for: study of codes and standards for the use of energy storage systems across sectors per section 40111 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; under the Energy Independence and Security Act execution of activities to carry out research, development, and demonstration of:
Fire Grants and Safety Act of 2023 To authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs, to advance the benefits of nuclear energy, and for other purposes. Pub. L. 118–67 (text), S. 870, 138 Stat. 1447: 118-68 July 12, 2024: Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023
The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is an American federal agency operating in the Pacific Northwest. BPA was created by an act of Congress in 1937 to market electric power from the Bonneville Dam located on the Columbia River and to construct facilities necessary to transmit that power. Congress has since designated Bonneville to be the ...
To improve hydropower, and for other purposes. Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) and the Federal Power Act. H.R. 291: January 15, 2013 Black Hills Cemetery Act: To provide for the conveyance of certain cemeteries that are located on National Forest System land in Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota. H.R. 297
The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 required the federal government to implement a two-year deadline for permitting approvals for energy projects, including grid transmission, and also to designate a lead agency for such projects. On April 25, 2024, the DOE finalized a rule to implement the requirement.
Lopez [7] in 1995 held unconstitutional the Gun Free School Zone Act because it exceeded the power of Congress to "regulate commerce...among the several states". Chief Justice William Rehnquist wrote, "We start with first principles. The Constitution creates a Federal Government of enumerated powers." For the first time in sixty years the Court ...