49 U.S.C. § 60502 — Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Page 1810 TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION § 60501 (2) USE OF GOVERNMENT ENTITIES.—The Sec- retary may— (A) use a department, agency, or instru- mentality of the Federal Government or of a State or local government to collect fees under this section; and (B) reimburse that department, agency, or instrumentality a reasonable amount for the services provided. (c) ACCOUNT.—There is established an account, to be known as the ‘‘Liquefied Natural Gas Siting Account’’, in the Pipeline Safety Fund es- tablished in the Treasury of the United States under section 60301. (Added Pub. L. 116–260, div. R, title I, § 103(a), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2215.) CHAPTER 605—INTERSTATE COMMERCE REGULATION Sec. 60501. Secretary of Energy. 60502. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 60503. Effect of enactment. § 60501. Secretary of Energy Except as provided in section 60502 of this title, the Secretary of Energy has the duties and powers related to the transportation of oil by pipeline that were vested on October 1, 1977, in the Interstate Commerce Commission or the chairman or a member of the Commission. (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1329.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 60501 .......... 42:7155. Aug. 4, 1977, Pub. L. 95–91, § 306, 91 Stat. 581. 49:101 (note prec.). Oct. 17, 1978, Pub. L. 95–473, § 4(c)(1)(A), (2) (related to § 306 of Department of En- ergy Organization Act), 92 Stat. 1470. The words ‘‘duties and powers . . . that were vested . . . in’’ are coextensive with, and substituted for, ‘‘transferred . . . such functions set forth in the Inter- state Commerce Act and vested by law in’’ for clarity and to eliminate unnecessary words. The words ‘‘on Oc- tober 1, 1977’’ are added to reflect the effective date of the transfer of the duties and powers to the Secretary of Energy. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries ABOLITION OF INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Interstate Commerce Commission abolished and func- tions of Commission transferred, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 104–88, to Surface Transportation Board effective Jan. 1, 1996, by section 1302 of this title, and section 101 of Pub. L. 104–88, set out as a note under section 1301 of this title. References to Interstate Com- merce Commission deemed to refer to Surface Trans- portation Board, a member or employee of the Board, or Secretary of Transportation, as appropriate, see sec- tion 205 of Pub. L. 104–88, set out as a note under sec- tion 1301 of this title. § 60502. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has the duties and powers related to the estab- lishment of a rate or charge for the transpor- tation of oil by pipeline or the valuation of that pipeline that were vested on October 1, 1977, in the Interstate Commerce Commission or an offi- cer or component of the Interstate Commerce Commission. (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1329.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 60502 .......... 42:7172(b). Aug. 4, 1977, Pub. L. 95–91, § 402(b), 91 Stat. 584. 49:101 (note prec.). Oct. 17, 1978, Pub. L. 95–473, § 4(c)(1)(B), (2) (related to § 402(b) of Department of Energy Organization Act), 92 Stat. 1470. The words ‘‘duties and powers . . . that were vested . . . in’’ are coextensive with, and substituted for, ‘‘transferred to, and vested in . . . all functions and au- thority of’’ for clarity and to eliminate unnecessary words. The word ‘‘regulatory’’ is omitted as surplus. The words ‘‘on October 1, 1977’’ are added to reflect the effective date of the transfer of the duties and powers to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries ABOLITION OF INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Interstate Commerce Commission abolished and func- tions of Commission transferred, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 104–88, to Surface Transportation Board effective Jan. 1, 1996, by section 1302 of this title, and section 101 of Pub. L. 104–88, set out as a note under section 1301 of this title. References to Interstate Com- merce Commission deemed to refer to Surface Trans- portation Board, a member or employee of the Board, or Secretary of Transportation, as appropriate, see sec- tion 205 of Pub. L. 104–88, set out as a note under sec- tion 1301 of this title. § 60503. Effect of enactment The enactment of the Act of October 17, 1978 (Public Law 95–473, 92 Stat. 1337), the Act of Jan- uary 12, 1983 (Public Law 97–449, 96 Stat. 2413), and the Act enacting this section does not re- peal, and has no substantive effect on, any right, obligation, liability, or remedy of an oil pipe- line, including a right, obligation, liability, or remedy arising under the Interstate Commerce Act or the Act of August 29, 1916 (known as the Pomerene Bills of Lading Act), before any de- partment, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, an officer or em- ployee of the Government, or a court of com- petent jurisdiction. (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1329.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 60503 .......... 49:101 (note prec.). Oct. 31, 1988, Pub. L. 100–561, § 308, 102 Stat. 2817. The words ‘‘the Act of January 12, 1983 (Public Law 97–449, 96 Stat. 2413), and the Act enacting this section’’ are added for clarity. The words ‘‘department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government’’ are substituted for ‘‘Federal department or agency’’, and the words ‘‘officer or employee’’ are substituted for