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[CITE: 42USC7276c]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 84--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
                SUBCHAPTER VI--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
 
                Part C--General Administrative Provisions
 
Sec. 7276c. Miscellaneous provisions


(a) Environmental impact statement

    The provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 [42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.] shall apply to actions of the Administrator 
implementing sections 7275 to 7276c of this title in the same manner and 
to the same extent as such provisions apply to other major Federal 
actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.

(b) Annual reports

    The Administrator shall include in the annual report submitted by 
the Western Area Power Administration (1) a description of the 
activities undertaken by the Administrator and by customers under 
sections 7275 to 7276c of this title and (2) an estimate of the energy 
savings and renewable resource benefits achieved as a result of such 
activities.

(c) State regulated investor-owned utilities

    Any State regulated electric utility (as defined in section 2602(18) 
of title 16) shall be exempt from the provisions of sections 7275 to 
7276c of this title.

(d) Rural Electrification Administration requirements

    Nothing in sections 7275 to 7276c of this title shall require a 
customer to take any action inconsistent with a requirement imposed by 
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(Pub. L. 98-381, title II, Sec. 205, as added Pub. L. 102-486, title I, 
Sec. 114, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2803.)

                       References in Text

    The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, referred to in 
subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 91-190, Jan. 1, 1970, 83 Stat. 852, as amended, 
which is classified generally to chapter 55 (Sec. 4321 et seq.) of this 
title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short 
Title note set out under section 4321 of this title and Tables.

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as part of the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984, 
and not as part of the Department of Energy Organization Act which 
comprises this chapter.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 7275, 7276, 7276a, 7276b of 
this title.
