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[CITE: 42USC6805]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
          CHAPTER 81--ENERGY CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE RENEWAL
 
         SUBCHAPTER I--ELECTRIC UTILITY RATE DESIGN INITIATIVES
 
Sec. 6805. Grants for State consumer protection offices by 
        Secretary
        

(a) Establishment, operation, and purpose; qualifications for funds

    The Secretary may make grants to States, or otherwise as provided in 
subsection (c) of this section, under this section to provide for the 
establishment and operation of offices of consumer services to assist 
consumers in their presentations before utility regulatory commissions. 
Any assistance provided under this section shall be provided only for an 
office of consumer services which is operated independently of any such 
utility regulatory commission and which is empowered to--
        (1) make general factual assessments of the impact of proposed 
    rate changes and other proposed regulatory actions upon all affected 
    consumers;
        (2) assist consumers in the presentation of their positions 
    before utility regulatory commissions; and
        (3) advocate, on its own behalf, a position which it determines 
    represents the position most advantageous to consumers, taking into 
    account developments in rate design reform.

(b) Grants subject to State assurances on funds

    Grants pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be made only 
to States which furnish such assurances as the Secretary may require 
that funds made available under such section will be in addition to, and 
not in substitution for, funds made available to offices of consumer 
services from other sources.

(c) Offices established by Tennessee Valley Authority

    Assistance may be provided under this section to an office of 
consumer services established by the Tennessee Valley Authority, if such 
office is operated independently of the Tennessee Valley Authority.

(Pub. L. 94-385, title II, Sec. 205, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1144; Pub. 
L. 95-617, title I, Sec. 143, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3134.)


                               Amendments

    1978--Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 95-617 substituted ``Secretary'' 
for ``Administrator'', meaning Administrator of the Federal Energy 
Administration.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 6808 of this title.
