
From the U.S. Code Online via GPO Access
[wais.access.gpo.gov]
[Laws in effect as of January 23, 2000]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
  January 23, 2000 and December 4, 2001]
[CITE: 42USC6807]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
          CHAPTER 81--ENERGY CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE RENEWAL
 
         SUBCHAPTER I--ELECTRIC UTILITY RATE DESIGN INITIATIVES
 
Sec. 6807. State utility regulatory assistance


(a) Grants to State utility regulatory commissions and nonregulated 
        electric utilities

    The Secretary may make grants to State utility regulatory 
commissions and nonregulated electric utilities (as defined in the 
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 [16 U.S.C. 2602]) to 
carry out duties and responsibilities under titles I [16 U.S.C. 2601 et 
seq.] and III [15 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.], and section 210 [16 U.S.C. 824a-
3], of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978. No grant may 
be made under this section to any Federal agency.

(b) Unnecessary requirements prohibited

    Any requirements established by the Secretary with respect to grants 
under this section may be only such requirements as are necessary to 
assure that such grants are expended solely to carry out duties and 
responsibilities referred to in subsection (a) of this section or such 
as are otherwise required by law.

(c) Application for grant

    No grant may be made under this section unless an application for 
such grant is submitted to the Secretary in such form and manner as the 
Secretary may require. The Secretary may not approve an application of a 
State utility regulatory commission or nonregulated electric utility 
unless such commission or nonregulated electric utility assures the 
Secretary that funds made available under this section will be in 
addition to, and not in substitution for, funds made available to such 
commission or nonregulated electric utility from other governmental 
sources.

(d) Apportionment of funds

    The funds appropriated for purposes of this section shall be 
apportioned among the States in such manner that grants made under this 
section in each State shall not exceed the lesser of--
        (1) the amount determined by dividing equally among all States 
    the total amount available under this section for such grants, or
        (2) the amount which the Secretary is authorized to provide 
    pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this section for such State.

(Pub. L. 94-385, title II, Sec. 207, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1144; Pub. 
L. 95-617, title I, Sec. 141, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3133.)

                       References in Text

    The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, referred to in 
subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 95-617, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3117, as amended. 
Title I of such Act is classified principally to chapter 46 (Sec. 2601 
et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation, and title III of such Act is 
classified generally to chapter 59 (Sec. 3201 et seq.) of Title 15, 
Commerce and Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, 
see Short Title note set out under section 2601 of Title 16 and Tables.


                               Amendments

    1978--Pub. L. 95-617 substituted provisions relating to grants to 
State utility regulatory commissions and nonregulated electric utilities 
for provisions authorizing appropriations to carry out this subchapter.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

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