42 U.S.C. § 9164 : US Code - Section 9164: Submarine electric transmission cable and equipment safety

Search 42 U.S.C. § 9164 : US Code - Section 9164: Submarine electric transmission cable and equipment safety

(a) Standards and regulations
The Secretary of Energy, in cooperation with other interested
Federal agencies and departments, shall establish and enforce such
standards and regulations as may be necessary to assure the safe
construction and operation of submarine electric transmission
cables and equipment subject to the jurisdiction of the United
States. Such standards and regulations shall include, but not be
limited to, requirements for the use of the safest and best
available technology for submarine electric transmission cable
shielding, and for the use of automatic switches to shut off
electric current in the event of a break in such a cable.
(b) Report to Congress on appropriation and staffing needs
The Secretary of Energy, in cooperation with other interested
Federal agencies and departments, is authorized and directed to
report to the Congress within 60 days after August 3, 1980, on
appropriations and staffing needed to monitor submarine electric
transmission cables and equipment subject to the jurisdiction of
the United States so as to assure that they meet all applicable
standards for construction, operation, and maintenance.