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16 U.S.C. § 2627 — Lifeline rates
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**(a) Lower rates** No provision of this chapter prohibits a State regulatory authority (with respect to an electric utility for which it has ratemaking authority) or a nonregulated electric utility from fixing, approving, or allowing to go into effect a rate for essential needs (as defined by the State regulatory authority or by the nonregulated electric utility, as the case may be) of residential electric consumers which is lower than a rate under the standard referred to in [section 2621(d)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2621/d/1&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Determination** If any State regulated electric utility or nonregulated electric utility does not have a lower rate as described in subsection (a) in effect two years after November 9, 1978, the State regulatory authority having ratemaking authority with respect to such State regulated electric utility or the nonregulated electric utility, as the case may be, shall determine, after an evidentiary hearing, whether such a rate should be implemented by such utility.
**(c) Prior proceedings** [Section 2634 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2634&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not apply to the requirements of this section.
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**(a) Lower rates** No provision of this chapter prohibits a State regulatory authority (with respect to an electric utility for which it has ratemaking authority) or a nonregulated electric utility from fixing, approving, or allowing to go into effect a rate for essential needs (as defined by the State regulatory authority or by the nonregulated electric utility, as the case may be) of residential electric consumers which is lower than a rate under the standard referred to in [section 2621(d)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2621/d/1&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Determination** If any State regulated electric utility or nonregulated electric utility does not have a lower rate as described in subsection (a) in effect two years after November 9, 1978, the State regulatory authority having ratemaking authority with respect to such State regulated electric utility or the nonregulated electric utility, as the case may be, shall determine, after an evidentiary hearing, whether such a rate should be implemented by such utility.
**(c) Prior proceedings** [Section 2634 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2634&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not apply to the requirements of this section.
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There are authorized to be appropriated—
(1) not to exceed $40,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1979 and 1980 to carry out [section 6807 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6807&num=0&edition=prelim) (relating to State utility regulatory assistance);
(2) not to exceed $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1979 and 1980 to carry out [section 6805 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6805&num=0&edition=prelim) (relating to State offices of consumer services); and
(3) not to exceed $8,000,000 for the fiscal year 1979, and $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1980 to carry out [section 6804(1)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6804/1/B&num=0&edition=prelim) (relating to innovative rate structures).
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**(a) Authority to intervene and participate** In order to initiate and participate in the consideration of one or more of the standards established by subchapter II or other concepts which contribute to the achievement of the purposes of this chapter, the Secretary, any affected electric utility, or any electric consumer of an affected electric utility may intervene and participate as a matter of right in any ratemaking proceeding or other appropriate regulatory proceeding relating to rates or rate design which is conducted by a State regulatory authority (with respect to an electric utility for which it has ratemaking authority) or by a nonregulated electric utility.
**(b) Access to information** Any intervenor or participant in a proceeding described in subsection (a) shall have access to information available to other parties to the proceeding if such information is relevant to the issues to which his intervention or participation in such proceeding relates. Such information may be obtained through reasonable rules relating to discovery of information prescribed by the State regulatory authority (in the case of proceedings concerning electric utilities for which it has ratemaking authority) or by the nonregulated electric utility (in the case of a proceeding conducted by a nonregulated electric utility).
**(c) Effective date; procedures** Any intervention or participation under this section, in any proceeding commenced before November 9, 1978, but not completed before such date, shall be permitted under this section only to the extent such intervention or participation is timely under otherwise applicable law.
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 2632
(3) his actions under this chapter, and his
recommendations for such further Federal ac-
tions, including any legislation, regarding re-
tail electric utility rates (and other practices)
as may be necessary to carry out the purposes
of this chapter.
(Pub. L. 95–617, title I, § 116, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat.
3128.)
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This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b)(3), was in the
original ‘‘this title’’, meaning title I (§ 101 et seq.) of
Pub. L. 95–617, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3120, which enacted
subchapters I to IV of this chapter and section 6808 of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and amended
sections 6802 to 6807 of Title 42. For complete classifica-
tion of title I to the Code, see Tables.
§ 2627. Relationship to State law
(a) Revenue and rate of return
Nothing in this chapter shall authorize or re-
quire the recovery by an electric utility of reve-
nues, or of a rate of return, in excess of, or less
than, the amount of revenues or the rate of re-
turn determined to be lawful under any other
provision of law.
(b) State authority
Nothing in this chapter prohibits any State
regulatory authority or nonregulated electric
utility from adopting, pursuant to State law,
any standard or rule affecting electric utilities
which is different from any standard established
by this subchapter.
(c) Federal agencies
With respect to any electric utility which is a
Federal agency, and with respect to the Ten-
nessee Valley Authority when it is treated as a
State regulatory authority as provided in sec-
tion 2602(17) of this title, any reference in sec-
tion 2621 or 2623 of this title to State law shall
be treated as a reference to Federal law.
(Pub. L. 95–617, title I, § 117, Nov. 9, 197
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