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16 U.S.C. 824p: Siting of interstate electric transmission facilities

Created in 2005 by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58). Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 16 U.S.C. 824s, 42 U.S.C. 16421, 42 U.S.C. 18713, 42 U.S.C. 18715.

2 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of Energy (1), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2021

    • Pub. L. 117–58, §40105(a)(1), inserted "and Indian Tribes" after "affected States" and "capacity constraints and" before "congestion". (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §40105(a)(2), substituted "Not less frequently than once every 3 years, the Secretary, after" for "After" and "affected States and Indian Tribes), shall issue a report, based on the study under paragraph (1) or other information relating to electric transmission capa… (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §40105(a)(3), substituted "Not less frequently than once every 3 years, the Secretary, in conducting the study under paragraph (1) and issuing the report under paragraph (2), shall consult" for "The Secretary shall conduct the study and issue the report in consultati… (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §40105(a)(4)(A), inserted "or energy security" after "independence". (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §40105(a)(4)(B)–(D), added subpars. (F) to (H). (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §40105(b)(1)(A), inserted "or interregional benefits" after "interstate benefits". (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §40105(b)(1)(B), added subpar. (C) and struck out former subpar. (C) which related to State commission or other authority withholding approval of construction or giving conditional approval that will not result in significant reduction of transmission congestion i… (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §40105(c), substituted "modify, and operate and maintain, the transmission facilities and, in the determination of the Commission, the permit holder has made good faith efforts to engage with landowners and other stakeholders early in the applicable permitting proces… (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §40105(d)(1), substituted "shall provide" for "may provide". (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (i)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §40105(d)(2), substituted "the Secretary determines that the members of the compact are in disagreement after the later of—" and subpars. (A) and (B) for "the members of the compact are in disagreement and the Secretary makes, after notice and an opportunity for a he… (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (i)

    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.