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42 U.S.C. § 7153 — Transfers from Department of the Interior

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42 U.S.C. § 7153 — Transfers from Department of the Interior

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**(a) Functions relating to electric power** (1) There are transferred to, and vested in, the Secretary all functions of the Secretary of the Interior under [section 825s of title 16](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section825s&num=0&edition=prelim), and all other functions of the Secretary of the Interior, and officers and components of the Department of the Interior, with respect to— (A) the Southeastern Power Administration; (B) the Southwestern Power Administration; (C) the Bonneville Power Administration including but not limited to the authority contained in the Bonneville Project Act of 1937 [[16 U.S.C. 832](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section832&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] and the Federal Columbia River Transmission System Act [[16 U.S.C. 838](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section838&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.]; (D) the power marketing functions of the Bureau of Reclamation, including the construction, operation, and maintenance of transmission lines and attendant facilities; and (E) the transmission and disposition of the electric power and energy generated at Falcon Dam and Amistad Dam, international storage reservoir projects on the Rio Grande, pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1954, as amended by the Act of December 23, 1963. (2) The Southeastern Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, and the Bonneville Power Administration,11 So in original. The comma probably should not appear. shall be preserved as separate and distinct organizational entities within the Department. Each such entity shall be headed by an Administrator appointed by the Secretary. The functions transferred to the Secretary in paragraphs (1)(A), (1)(B), (1)(C), and (1)(D) shall be exercised by the Secretary, acting by and through such Administrators. Each such Administrator shall maintain his principal office at a place located in the region served by his respective Federal power marketing entity. (3) The functions transferred in paragraphs (1)(E) and (1)(F) 22 See References in Text note below. of this subsection shall be exercised by the Secretary, acting by and through a separate and distinct Administration within the Department which shall be headed by an Administrator appointed by the Secretary. The Administrator shall establish and shall maintain such regional offices as necessary to facilitate the performance of such functions. Neither the transfer of functions effected by paragraph (1)(E) of this subsection nor any changes in cost allocation or project evaluation standards shall be deemed to authorize the reallocation of joint costs of multipurpose facilities theretofore allocated unless and to the extent that such change is hereafter approved by Congress. **(b) , (c) Repealed. Pub. L. 97–100, title II, § 201, Dec. 23, 1981, 95 Stat. 1407** **(d) Functions of Bureau of Mines** There are transferred to, and vested in, the Secretary those functions of the Secretary of the Interior, the Department of the Interior, and officers and components of that Department under the Act of May 15, 1910, and other authorities, exercised by the Bureau of Mines, but limited to— (1) fuel supply and demand analysis and data gathering; (2) research and development relating to increased efficiency of production technology of solid fuel minerals, other than research relating to mine health and safety and research relating to the environmental and leasing consequences of solid fuel mining (which shall remain in the Department of the Interior); and (3) coal preparation and analysis.

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16 U.S.C. § 791a — Short title

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

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40 U.S.C. § 545 — Procedure for disposal

**(a) Public Advertising for Bids.—** (1) **Requirement.—** (A) *In general.—* — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Administrator of General Services may make or authorize a disposal or a contract for disposal of surplus property only after public advertising for bids, under regulations the Administrator prescribes. (B) *Exceptions.—* — This subsection does not apply to disposal or a contract for disposal of surplus property— (i) under subsection (b) or (d); or (ii) by abandonment, destruction, or donation or through a contract broker. (2) **Time, method, and terms.—** — The time, method, and terms and conditions of advertisement must permit full and free competition consistent with the value and nature of the property involved. (3) **Public disclosure.—** — Bids must be publicly disclosed at the time and place stated in the advertisement. (4) **Awards.—** — An award shall be made with reasonable promptness by notice to the responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the invitation for bids, is most advantageous to the Federal Government, price and other factors considered. However, all bids may be rejected if it is in the public interest to do so. **(b) Negotiated Disposal.—** Under regulations the Administrator prescribes, disposals and contracts for disposal may be negotiated without regard to subsection (a), but subject to obtaining competition that is feasible under the circumstances, if— (1) necessary in the public interest— (A) during the period of a national emergency declared by the President or Congress, with respect to a particular lot of personal property; or (B) for a period not exceeding three months, with respect to a specifically described category of personal property as determined by the Administrator; (2) the publ

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30 U.S.C. § 1 — United States Bureau of Mines; establishment; director; experts and other employees

There is hereby established in the Department of the Interior a bureau of mining, metallurgy, and mineral technology, to be designated the United States Bureau of Mines, and there shall be a director of said bureau, who shall be thoroughly equipped for the duties of said office by technical education and experience and who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and there shall also be in the said bureau such experts and other employees, to be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, as may be required to carry out the purposes of sections 1, 3, and 5 to 7 of this title in accordance with the appropriations made from time to time by Congress for such purposes.

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16 U.S.C. § 832 — Completion and maintenance of project; generation of electricity

For the purpose of improving navigation on the Columbia River, and for other purposes incidental thereto, the dam, locks, power plant, and appurtenant works under construction on August 20, 1937, at Bonneville, Oregon and North Bonneville, Washington (called Bonneville project in this chapter), shall be completed, maintained, and operated under the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers, subject to the provisions of this chapter relating to the powers and duties of the Bonneville power administrator provided for in [section 832a(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section832a/a&num=0&edition=prelim) (called the administrator in this chapter) respecting the transmission and sale of electric energy generated at said project. The Secretary of the Army shall provide, construct, operate, maintain, and improve at Bonneville project such machinery, equipment, and facilities for the generation of electric energy as the administrator may deem necessary to develop such electric energy as rapidly as markets may be found therefor. The electric energy thus generated and not required for the operation of the dam and locks at such project and the navigation facilities employed in connection therewith shall be delivered to the administrator, for disposition as provided in this chapter.

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42 U.S.C. § 6213 — Repealed. Pub. L. 114–113, div. O, title I, § 101(a), Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 2987

### Statutory Notes Section, Pub. L. 94–163, title I, § 103, Dec. 22, 1975, 89 Stat. 877; Pub. L. 96–72, § 22(b)(1), Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 535, related to domestic use of energy supplies and related materials and equipment.

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16 U.S.C. § 838 — Congressional findings; authority and duties of Secretary of Energy relating to Federal Columbia River Power System unaffected

**(a)** Congress finds that in order to enable the Secretary of Energy to carry out the policies of Public Law 88–552 [[16 U.S.C. 837](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section837&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] relating to the marketing of electric power from hydroelectric projects in the Pacific Northwest, Public Laws 89–448 and 89–561 relating to use of revenues of the Federal Columbia River Power System to provide financial assistance to reclamation projects in the Pacific Northwest, the treaty between the United States and Canada relating to the cooperative development of the resources of the Columbia River Basin, and other applicable law, it is desirable and appropriate that the revenues of the Federal Columbia River Power System and the proceeds of revenue bonds be used to further the operation, maintenance, and further construction of the Federal transmission system in the Pacific Northwest. **(b)** Other than as specifically provided herein, the present authority and duties of the Secretary of Energy relating to the Federal Columbia River Power System shall not be affected by this chapter. The authority and duties of the Administrator referred to herein are subject to the supervision and direction of the Secretary.

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30 U.S.C. § 1328 — Research, development projects, etc., relating to alternative coal mining technologies

**(a) Authority of Secretary of the Interior to conduct, promote, etc.** The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to conduct and promote the coordination and acceleration of, research, studies, surveys, experiments, demonstration projects, and training relating to— (1) the development and application of coal mining technologies which provide alternatives to surface disturbance and which maximize the recovery of available coal resources, including the improvement of present underground mining methods, methods for the return of underground mining wastes to the mine void, methods for the underground mining of thick coal seams and very deep seams; and (2) safety and health in the application of such technologies, methods, and means. **(b) Contracts and grants** In conducting the activities authorized by this section, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into contracts with and make grants to qualified institutions, agencies, organizations, and persons. **(c) Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior, to carry out the purposes of this section, $35,000,000 for each fiscal year beginning with the fiscal year 1979, and for each year thereafter for the next four years. **(d) Publication in Federal Register; report to Congress** At least sixty days before any funds are obligated for any research studies, surveys, experiments or demonstration projects to be conducted or financed under this chapter in any fiscal year, the Secretary of the Interior in consultation with the heads of other Federal agencies having the authority to conduct or finance such projects, shall determine and publish such determinations in the Federal Register that such projects are not being conducted or financed by any other Federal a

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16 U.S.C. § 825s — Sale of electric power from reservoir projects; rate schedules; preference in sale; construction of transmission lines; disposition of moneys

Electric power and energy generated at reservoir projects under the control of the Department of the Army and in the opinion of the Secretary of the Army not required in the operation of such projects shall be delivered to the Secretary of Energy who shall transmit and dispose of such power and energy in such manner as to encourage the most widespread use thereof at the lowest possible rates to consumers consistent with sound business principles, the rate schedules to become effective upon confirmation and approval by the Secretary of Energy. Rate schedules shall be drawn having regard to the recovery (upon the basis of the application of such rate schedules to the capacity of the electric facilities of the projects) of the cost of producing and transmitting such electric energy, including the amortization of the capital investment allocated to power over a reasonable period of years. Preference in the sale of such power and energy shall be given to public bodies and cooperatives. The Secretary of Energy is authorized, from funds to be appropriated by the Congress, to construct or acquire, by purchase or other agreement, only such transmission lines and related facilities as may be necessary in order to make the power and energy generated at said projects available in wholesale quantities for sale on fair and reasonable terms and conditions to facilities owned by the Federal Government, public bodies, cooperatives, and privately owned companies. All moneys received from such sales shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts.

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16 U.S.C. § 832 — Completion and maintenance of project;

Page 1478 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 831dd (May 18, 1933, ch. 32, § 30, 48 Stat. 72; Aug. 31, 1935, ch. 836, § 15, 49 Stat. 1081.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1935—Act Aug. 31, 1935, reenacted provisions of this section without change. § 831dd. Liberal construction of chapter; sale of surplus lands This chapter shall be liberally construed to carry out the purposes of Congress to provide for the disposition of and make needful rules and regulations respecting Government properties entrusted to the Authority, provide for the na- tional defense, improve navigation, control de- structive floods, and promote interstate com- merce and the general welfare, but no real es- tate shall be held except what is necessary in the opinion of the Board to carry out plans and projects actually decided upon requiring the use of such land: Provided, That any land purchased by the Authority and not necessary to carry out plans and projects actually decided upon shall be sold by the Authority as agent of the United States, after due advertisement, at public auc- tion to the highest bidder. (May 18, 1933, ch. 32, § 31, as added Aug. 31, 1935, ch. 836, § 12, 49 Stat. 1080.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION As originally enacted, the last sentence of this sec- tion contained, at the end thereof, the words ‘‘or at pri- vate sale as provided in section 3 of this amendatory Act.’’ Section 3 of the amendatory act of Aug. 31, 1935, added subsec. (k) to section 831c of this title. § 831ee. Essential stewardship activities For essential stewardship activities for which appropriations were provided to the Tennessee Valley Authority in Public Law 104–206, such sums as are necessary in fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, to be derived only from one or more of the following sources:

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16 U.S.C. § 838 — Congressional findings; authority and du-

Page 1510 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 838 (Pub. L. 88–552, § 9, Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 758.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Hungry Horse Dam Act (Act of June 4, 1944, 58 Stat. 270), as amended, referred to in text, probably means act June 5, 1944, ch. 234, 58 Stat. 270, which is classified to sections 593a and 593b of Title 43, Public Lands. CHAPTER 12G—PACIFIC NORTHWEST FEDERAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM Sec. 838. Congressional findings; authority and duties of Secretary of Energy relating to Federal Columbia River Power System unaffected. 838a. Definitions. 838b. Operation and maintenance of Federal trans- mission system; construction of improve- ments, betterments, additions and replace- ments; criteria. 838c. Acquisition by condemnation of transmission facilities. 838d. Transmission of non-Federal power. 838e. Acquisition of property. 838f. Marketing of Federal power; sales agent. 838g. Schedules of rates and charges for sale of Federal power and transmission of non-Fed- eral power; confirmation and approval; cri- teria for modification and establishment. 838h. Uniform schedules of rates and charges for sale of Federal power and transmission of non-Federal power; allocation of cost recov- ery. 838i. Bonneville Power Administration fund. 838j. Investment of excess moneys; deposit of mon- eys. 838k. Bonneville Power Administration bonds. 838l. Bonneville Power Administration refi- nancing. 838m. Power marketing administration trans- mission borrowing authority. 838n. Columbia Basin power management. § 838. Congressional findings; authority and du- ties of Secretary of Energy relating to Fed- eral Columbia River Power System unaf- fected (a) Congress finds that in order to enable the Secretary of Energy to carry out th

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