2014 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare (Sections 1 - 18445)
Chapter 149 - National Energy Policy and Programs (Sections 15801 - 16538)
Subchapter XII - Electricity (Sections 16421 - 16481)
Part D - Repeal of Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (Sections 16451 - 16463)
Sec. 16453 - State access to books and records
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 149 - NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS SUBCHAPTER XII - ELECTRICITY Part D - Repeal of Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 Sec. 16453 - State access to books and records |
Contains | section 16453 |
Date | 2014 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 109-58, title XII, §1265, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 975. |
Statutes at Large References | 92 Stat. 3117 119 Stat. 975 |
Public and Private Laws | Public Law 95-617, Public Law 109-58 |
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Upon the written request of a State commission having jurisdiction to regulate a public-utility company in a holding company system, the holding company or any associate company or affiliate thereof, other than such public-utility company, wherever located, shall produce for inspection books, accounts, memoranda, and other records that—
(1) have been identified in reasonable detail in a proceeding before the State commission;
(2) the State commission determines are relevant to costs incurred by such public-utility company; and
(3) are necessary for the effective discharge of the responsibilities of the State commission with respect to such proceeding.
(b) LimitationSubsection (a) does not apply to any person that is a holding company solely by reason of ownership of one or more qualifying facilities under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.).
(c) Confidentiality of informationThe production of books, accounts, memoranda, and other records under subsection (a) shall be subject to such terms and conditions as may be necessary and appropriate to safeguard against unwarranted disclosure to the public of any trade secrets or sensitive commercial information.
(d) Effect on State lawNothing in this section shall preempt applicable State law concerning the provision of books, accounts, memoranda, and other records, or in any way limit the rights of any State to obtain books, accounts, memoranda, and other records under any other Federal law, contract, or otherwise.
(e) Court jurisdictionAny United States district court located in the State in which the State commission referred to in subsection (a) is located shall have jurisdiction to enforce compliance with this section.
(Pub. L. 109–58, title XII, §1265, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 975.)
REFERENCES IN TEXTThe Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 95–617, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3117, as amended. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2601 of Title 16, Conservation, and Tables.
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