§ 2631. — Intervention in proceedings.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC2631]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 46--PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY POLICIES
SUBCHAPTER III--INTERVENTION AND JUDICIAL REVIEW
Sec. 2631. Intervention in proceedings
(a) Authority to intervene and participate
In order to initiate and participate in the consideration of one or
more of the standards established by subchapter II of this chapter or
other concepts which contribute to the achievement of the purposes of
this chapter, the Secretary, any affected electric utility, or any
electric consumer of an affected electric utility may intervene and
participate as a matter of right in any ratemaking proceeding or other
appropriate regulatory proceeding relating to rates or rate design which
is conducted by a State regulatory authority (with respect to an
electric utility for which it has ratemaking authority) or by a
nonregulated electric utility.
(b) Access to information
Any intervenor or participant in a proceeding described in
subsection (a) of this section shall have access to information
available to other parties to the proceeding if such information is
relevant to the issues to which his intervention or participation in
such proceeding relates. Such information may be obtained through
reasonable rules relating to discovery of information prescribed by the
State regulatory authority (in the case of proceedings concerning
electric utilities for which it has ratemaking authority) or by the
nonregulated electric utility (in the case of a proceeding conducted by
a nonregulated electric utility).
(c) Effective date; procedures
Any intervention or participation under this section, in any
proceeding commenced before November 9, 1978, but not completed before
such date, shall be permitted under this section only to the extent such
intervention or participation is timely under otherwise applicable law.
(Pub. L. 95-617, title I, Sec. 121, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3128.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original ``this
title'', meaning title I (Sec. 101 et seq.) of Pub. L. 95-617, Nov. 9,
1978, 92 Stat. 3120, which enacted this chapter and amended sections
6801 to 6808 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete
classification of title I to the Code, see Tables.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 2621, 2622, 2633, 2634 of
this title.
