§ 2645. — Utility regulatory institute.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC2645]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 46--PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY POLICIES
SUBCHAPTER IV--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Sec. 2645. Utility regulatory institute
(a) Matching grants
The Secretary may make grants under this section to an institute
established by the National Association of Regulatory Utility
Commissioners to enable such institute to--
(1) conduct research on electric and gas utility regulatory
policy issues,
(2) develop data processing and retrieval methods for electric
and gas utility ratemaking, and
(3) perform other functions directly related to assisting State
regulatory authorities in carrying out their functions under State
law and this Act.
(b) Federal share
Grants under this section shall not be used to provide more than the
following percentages of the cost to the institute of carrying out the
activities specified in subsection (a) of this section:
(1) 80 percent for the fiscal year 1979; and
(2) 60 percent for the fiscal year 1980.
The remaining amounts expended by the institute may not be provided from
Federal sources.
(c) Restrictions
Grants under this section may not be made subject to terms and
conditions other than those the Secretary deems necessary for purposes
of administering this section and for purposes of assuring that--
(1) all information gathered by the institute is available to
the Secretary, the Commission, and the public, and
(2) no portion of any such grant is used to support or oppose
any legislative proposal except by means of testimony by
representatives of the institute provided by invitation to a
committee of Congress or of a State legislature.
(d) Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated not more than $2,000,000 for
each of the fiscal years 1979 and 1980 for purposes of making grants
under this section. No amounts may be appropriated for any fiscal year
after the fiscal year 1980 to carry out the purposes of this section
without a specific authorization of Congress.
(Pub. L. 95-617, title VI, Sec. 603, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3165.)
References in Text
This Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(3), is Pub. L. 95-617, Nov. 9,
1978, 92 Stat. 3117, as amended, known as the Public Utility Regulatory
Policies Act of 1978. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2601 of this title and
Tables.
Codification
This section was not enacted as part of title I of Pub. L. 95-617
which comprises this chapter.
