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42 U.S.C. § 6805 — Grants for State consumer protection offices by Secretary
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**(a) Establishment, operation, and purpose; qualifications for funds** The Secretary may make grants to States, or otherwise as provided in subsection (c), under this section to provide for the establishment and operation of offices of consumer services to assist consumers in their presentations before utility regulatory commissions. Any assistance provided under this section shall be provided only for an office of consumer services which is operated independently of any such utility regulatory commission and which is empowered to—
(1) make general factual assessments of the impact of proposed rate changes and other proposed regulatory actions upon all affected consumers;
(2) assist consumers in the presentation of their positions before utility regulatory commissions; and
(3) advocate, on its own behalf, a position which it determines represents the position most advantageous to consumers, taking into account developments in rate design reform.
**(b) Grants subject to State assurances on funds** Grants pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be made only to States which furnish such assurances as the Secretary may require that funds made available under such section will be in addition to, and not in substitution for, funds made available to offices of consumer services from other sources.
**(c) Offices established by Tennessee Valley Authority** Assistance may be provided under this section to an office of consumer services established by the Tennessee Valley Authority, if such office is operated independently of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
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**(a) Establishment, operation, and purpose; qualifications for funds** The Secretary may make grants to States, or otherwise as provided in subsection (c), under this section to provide for the establishment and operation of offices of consumer services to assist consumers in their presentations before utility regulatory commissions. Any assistance provided under this section shall be provided only for an office of consumer services which is operated independently of any such utility regulatory commission and which is empowered to—
(1) make general factual assessments of the impact of proposed rate changes and other proposed regulatory actions upon all affected consumers;
(2) assist consumers in the presentation of their positions before utility regulatory commissions; and
(3) advocate, on its own behalf, a position which it determines represents the position most advantageous to consumers, taking into account developments in rate design reform.
**(b) Grants subject to State assurances on funds** Grants pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be made only to States which furnish such assurances as the Secretary may require that funds made available under such section will be in addition to, and not in substitution for, funds made available to offices of consumer services from other sources.
**(c) Offices established by Tennessee Valley Authority** Assistance may be provided under this section to an office of consumer services established by the Tennessee Valley Authority, if such office is operated independently of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
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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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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 6802
§ 6802. Definitions
As used in this subchapter:
(1) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of Energy.
(2) The term ‘‘electric utility’’ means any
person, State agency, or Federal agency which
sells electric energy.
(3) The term ‘‘Federal agency’’ means any
agency or instrumentality of the United
States.
(4) The term ‘‘State agency’’ means a State,
political subdivision thereof, or any agency or
instrumentality of either.
(5) The term ‘‘State utility regulatory com-
mission’’ means (A) any utility regulatory
commission which is a State agency or (B) the
Tennessee Valley Authority.
(6) The term ‘‘State’’ means any State, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and any
territory or possession of the United States.
(7) The term ‘‘utility regulatory commis-
sion’’ means any State agency or Federal
agency which has authority to fix, modify, ap-
prove, or disapprove rates for the sale of elec-
tric energy by any electric utility (other than
by such agency).
(Pub. L. 94–385, title II, § 202, Aug. 14, 1976, 90
Stat. 1142; Pub. L. 95–617, title I, § 143, Nov. 9,
1978, 92 Stat. 3134; Pub. L. 105–388, § 5(b)(2), Nov.
13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3479.)
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AMENDMENTS
1998—Par. (1). Pub. L. 105–388 made technical amend-
ment by striking heading and designation which had
been inserted by Pub. L. 95–617.
1978—Par. (1). Pub. L. 95–617 substituted ‘‘The term
‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of Energy’’ for ‘‘The
term ‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of the
Federal Energy Administration; except that after such
Administration ceases to exist, such term means any
officer of the United States designated by the President
for purposes of this subchapter’’.
§ 6803. Development of electric u
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