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[CITE: 42USC6802]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
          CHAPTER 81--ENERGY CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE RENEWAL
 
         SUBCHAPTER I--ELECTRIC UTILITY RATE DESIGN INITIATIVES
 
Sec. 6802. Definitions

    As used in this subchapter:
        (1) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Energy.
        (2) The term ``electric utility'' means any person, State 
    agency, or Federal agency which sells electric energy.
        (3) The term ``Federal agency'' means any agency or 
    instrumentality of the United States.
        (4) The term ``State agency'' means a State, political 
    subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of either.
        (5) The term ``State utility regulatory commission'' means (A) 
    any utility regulatory commission which is a State agency or (B) the 
    Tennessee Valley Authority.
        (6) The term ``State'' means any State, the District of 
    Columbia, Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession of the United 
    States.
        (7) The term ``utility regulatory commission'' means any State 
    agency or Federal agency which has authority to fix, modify, 
    approve, or disapprove rates for the sale of electric energy by any 
    electric utility (other than by such agency).

(Pub. L. 94-385, title II, Sec. 202, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1142; Pub. 
L. 95-617, title I, Sec. 143, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3134; Pub. L. 105-
388, Sec. 5(b)(2), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3479.)


                               Amendments

    1998--Par. (1). Pub. L. 105-388 made technical amendment by striking 
heading and designation which had been inserted by Pub. L. 95-617.
    1978--Par. (1). Pub. L. 95-617 substituted ``The term `Secretary' 
means the Secretary of Energy'' for ``The term `Administrator' means the 
Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration; except that after 
such Administration ceases to exist, such term means any officer of the 
United States designated by the President for purposes of this 
subchapter''.
