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[Laws in effect as of January 2, 2001]
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  January 2, 2001 and January 28, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC825m]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
         CHAPTER 12--FEDERAL REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF POWER
 
     SUBCHAPTER III--LICENSEES AND PUBLIC UTILITIES; PROCEDURAL AND 
                        ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 825m. Enforcement provisions


(a) Enjoining and restraining violations

    Whenever it shall appear to the Commission that any person is 
engaged or about to engage in any acts or practices which constitute or 
will constitute a violation of the provisions of this chapter, or of any 
rule, regulation, or order thereunder, it may in its discretion bring an 
action in the proper District Court of the United States or the United 
States courts of any Territory or other place subject to the 
jurisdiction of the United States, to enjoin such acts or practices and 
to enforce compliance with this chapter or any rule, regulation, or 
order thereunder, and upon a proper showing a permanent or temporary 
injunction or decree or restraining order shall be granted without bond. 
The Commission may transmit such evidence as may be available concerning 
such acts or practices to the Attorney General, who, in his discretion, 
may institute the necessary criminal proceedings under this chapter.

(b) Writs of mandamus

    Upon application of the Commission the district courts of the United 
States and the United States courts of any Territory or other place 
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States shall have jurisdiction 
to issue writs of mandamus commanding any person to comply with the 
provisions of this chapter or any rule, regulation, or order of the 
Commission thereunder.

(c) Employment of attorneys

    The Commission may employ such attorneys as it finds necessary for 
proper legal aid and service of the Commission or its members in the 
conduct of their work, or for proper representation of the public 
interests in investigations made by it or cases or proceedings pending 
before it, whether at the Commission's own instance or upon complaint, 
or to appear for or represent the Commission in any case in court; and 
the expenses of such employment shall be paid out of the appropriation 
for the Commission.

(June 10, 1920, ch. 285, pt. III, Sec. 314, as added Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 
687, title II, Sec. 213, 49 Stat. 861; amended June 25, 1936, ch. 804, 
49 Stat. 1921; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, Sec. 32(b), 62 Stat. 991; May 24, 
1949, ch. 139, Sec. 127, 63 Stat. 107.)

                          Codification

    As originally enacted subsecs. (a) and (b) contained references to 
the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Act June 25, 1936, 
substituted ``the district court of the United States for the District 
of Columbia'' for ``the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia'', and 
act June 25, 1948, as amended by act May 24, 1949, substituted ``United 
States District Court for the District of Columbia'' for ``district 
court of the United States for the District of Columbia''. However, the 
words ``United States District Court for the District of Columbia'' have 
been deleted entirely as superfluous in view of section 132(a) of Title 
28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, which states that ``There shall be 
in each judicial district a district court which shall be a court of 
record known as the United States District Court for the district'', and 
section 88 of Title 28 which states that ``the District of Columbia 
constitutes one judicial district''.

                          Transfer of Functions

    Federal Power Commission terminated and its functions, personnel, 
property, funds, etc., transferred to Secretary of Energy (except for 
certain functions transferred to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) 
by sections 7151(b), 7171(a), 7172(a), 7291, and 7293 of Title 42, The 
Public Health and Welfare.
    Executive and administrative functions of Federal Power Commission, 
with certain reservations, transferred to Chairman of such Commission, 
with authority vested in him to authorize their performance by any 
officer, employee, or administrative unit under his jurisdiction, by 
Reorg. Plan No. 9 of 1950, Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3175, 
64 Stat. 1265, set out as a note under section 792 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 42 section 7172.
