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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.
Rural Electrification Act: Funded electric cooperatives to bring electricity to underserved rural areas. 1938 Natural Gas Act: Gas pipelines regulated under Federal Power Commission. 1946 Atomic Energy Act: Put development of nuclear weapons and power under civilian control (instead of military). 1954 Atomic Energy Act: Opened way for civilian ...
Previous to the 1920s, the role of the federal government in energy was restricted to the disposition of oil, gas, and coal on federal lands. The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 30 U.S.C. § 181 et seq. is the major federal law that authorizes and governs leasing of public lands for developing deposits of hydrocarbons and other minerals.
H.R. 267 amended the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) and the Federal Power Act. Previously, hydropower projects the produce 5,000 kilowatts or less of power could avoid having to get certain licenses. [13] H.R. 267 raised that to 10,000 kilowatts, facilitating the speed at which smaller hydropower projects could be built.
A change that didn’t make it. The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 required third-party payment networks like PayPal and Venmo to send taxpayers Form 1099-K if they received third-party payments ...
Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy Act of 2023; Other short titles: ADVANCE Act of 2023: Long title: A bill to enhance United States civil nuclear leadership, support the licensing of advanced nuclear technologies, strengthen the domestic nuclear energy fuel cycle and supply chain, and improve the regulation of nuclear energy, and for other purposes.
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.
Presidential Emergency Action Documents (PEADs) are draft classified executive orders, proclamations, and messages to Congress that are prepared for the President of the United States to exercise or expand powers in anticipation of a range of emergency hypothetical worst-case scenarios, so that they are ready to sign and put into effect the moment one of those scenarios comes to pass.