16 U.S.C. § 2601 : US Code - Section 2601: Findings

Search 16 U.S.C. § 2601 : US Code - Section 2601: Findings

The Congress finds that the protection of the public health,
safety, and welfare, the preservation of national security, and the
proper exercise of congressional authority under the Constitution
to regulate interstate commerce require -
(1) a program providing for increased conservation of electric
energy, increased efficiency in the use of facilities and
resources by electric utilities, and equitable retail rates for
electric consumers,
(2) a program to improve the wholesale distribution of electric
energy, the reliability of electric service, the procedures
concerning consideration of wholesale rate applications before
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the participation of
the public in matters before the Commission, and to provide other
measures with respect to the regulation of the wholesale sale of
electric energy,
(3) a program to provide for the expeditious development of
hydroelectric potential at existing small dams to provide needed
hydroelectric power,
(4) a program for the conservation of natural gas while
insuring that rates to natural gas consumers are equitable,
(5) a program to encourage the development of crude oil
transportation systems, and
(6) the establishment of certain other authorities as provided
in title VI of this Act.