2012 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 12 - FEDERAL REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF POWER (§§ 791 - 828c)
Subchapter I - REGULATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATER POWER AND RESOURCES (§§ 791 - 823d)
Section 791a - Short title

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 16 - CONSERVATION
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 12 - FEDERAL REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF POWER
SUBCHAPTER I - REGULATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATER POWER AND RESOURCES
Sec. 791a - Short title
Containssection 791a
Date2012
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 15, 2013
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Short TitlesSolar, Wind, Waste, and Geothermal Power Production Incentives Act of 1990.</p>
Regulatory Fairness Act.</p>
Electric Consumers Protection Act of 1986.</p>
Source CreditJune 10, 1920, ch. 285, pt. III, §321, formerly §320, as added Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 687, title II, §213, 49 Stat. 863; renumbered Pub. L. 95-617, title II, §212, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3148.
Statutes at Large References49 Stat. 863
92 Stat. 3148
100 Stat. 1243
102 Stat. 2299
104 Stat. 2834
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 95-617, Public Law 99-495, Public Law 100-473, Public Law 101-575

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REGULATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATER POWER AND RESOURCES - 16 U.S.C. § 791a (2012)
§791a. Short title

This chapter may be cited as the “Federal Power Act”.

(June 10, 1920, ch. 285, pt. III, §321, formerly §320, as added Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 687, title II, §213, 49 Stat. 863; renumbered Pub. L. 95–617, title II, §212, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3148.)

Codification

Section was enacted as part of part III of the Federal Power Act, and not as part of part I of that Act which comprises this subchapter.

Short Title of 1990 Amendment

Pub. L. 101–575, §1, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2834, provided that: “This Act [enacting section 2243 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, amending sections 796 and 824a–3 of this title and sections 2014, 2061, 2201, and 2284 of Title 42, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 796 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Solar, Wind, Waste, and Geothermal Power Production Incentives Act of 1990’.”

Short Title of 1988 Amendment

Pub. L. 100–473, §1, Oct. 6, 1988, 102 Stat. 2299, provided that: “This Act [amending section 824e of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under section 824e of this title] may be cited as the ‘Regulatory Fairness Act’.”

Short Title of 1986 Amendment

Pub. L. 99–495, §1(a), Oct. 16, 1986, 100 Stat. 1243, provided that: “This Act [enacting sections 797b and 823b of this title, amending sections 797, 800, 802, 803, 807, 808, 817, 823a, 824a–3, and 824j of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 797, 803, 823a, 824a–3, and 825h of this title] may be cited as the ‘Electric Consumers Protection Act of 1986’.”

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