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16 U.S.C. 824a: Interconnection and coordination of facilities; emergencies; transmission to foreign countries

Created in 1978 by Public Law 95-617. Changed by 1 later law. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

5 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 16 U.S.C. 824a-1, 16 U.S.C. 824a-2, 16 U.S.C. 824a-4, 16 U.S.C. 824o-1, 42 U.S.C. 7172.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2015Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act" or the "FAST Act

1978Pub. L. 95-617

16 U.S.C. 824aInterconnection and coordination of facilities; emergencies; transmission to foreign countries

(a)Regional districts; establishment; notice to State commissions

(b)Sale or exchange of energy; establishing physical connections

(c)Temporary connection and exchange of facilities during emergency

(d)Temporary connection during emergency by persons without jurisdiction of Commission

(e)Transmission of electric energy to foreign countryrepealed

(f)Transmission or sale at wholesale of electric energy; regulationchanged

(g)Continuance of service

This CongressBills that change it or would

H.R. 3062Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Actpassed house

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

H.R. 3062 Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act · passed house · would change (e), (f)

How it got here

2015

Pub. L. 114–94, §61002(a), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added pars. (2) to (5). (Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act" or the "FAST Act) Law text · (c)
Pub. L. 114–94, §61002(b), inserted "or municipality" before "engaged in the transmission or sale of electric energy". (Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act" or the "FAST Act) Law text · (d)

1978

Pub. L. 95–617 added subsec. (g). · (g)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.