42 U.S.C. § 6807 : US Code - Section 6807: State utility regulatory assistance

Search 42 U.S.C. § 6807 : US Code - Section 6807: State utility regulatory assistance

(a) Grants to State utility regulatory commissions and nonregulated
electric utilities
The Secretary may make grants to State utility regulatory
commissions and nonregulated electric utilities (as defined in the
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 [16 U.S.C. 2602]) to
carry out duties and responsibilities under titles I [16 U.S.C.
2601 et seq.] and III [15 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.], and section 210 [16
U.S.C. 824a-3], of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of
1978. No grant may be made under this section to any Federal
agency.
(b) Unnecessary requirements prohibited
Any requirements established by the Secretary with respect to
grants under this section may be only such requirements as are
necessary to assure that such grants are expended solely to carry
out duties and responsibilities referred to in subsection (a) of
this section or such as are otherwise required by law.
(c) Application for grant
No grant may be made under this section unless an application for
such grant is submitted to the Secretary in such form and manner as
the Secretary may require. The Secretary may not approve an
application of a State utility regulatory commission or
nonregulated electric utility unless such commission or
nonregulated electric utility assures the Secretary that funds made
available under this section will be in addition to, and not in
substitution for, funds made available to such commission or
nonregulated electric utility from other governmental sources.
(d) Apportionment of funds
The funds appropriated for purposes of this section shall be
apportioned among the States in such manner that grants made under
this section in each State shall not exceed the lesser of -
(1) the amount determined by dividing equally among all States
the total amount available under this section for such grants, or
(2) the amount which the Secretary is authorized to provide
pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this section for such
State.