§ 797b. — Duty to keep Congress fully and currently informed.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC797b]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 12--FEDERAL REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF POWER
SUBCHAPTER I--REGULATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATER POWER AND RESOURCES
Sec. 797b. Duty to keep Congress fully and currently informed
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall keep the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the United States House of Representatives and
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States
Senate fully and currently informed regarding actions of the Commission
with respect to the provisions of Part I of the Federal Power Act [16
U.S.C. 791a et seq.].
(Pub. L. 99-495, Sec. 16, Oct. 16, 1986, 100 Stat. 1259.)
References in Text
The Federal Power Act, referred to in text, is act June 10, 1920,
ch. 285, 41 Stat. 1063, as amended. Part I of the Federal Power Act is
classified generally to this subchapter (Sec. 791a et seq.). For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 791a of
this title and Tables.
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Electric Consumers Protection Act
of 1986, and not as part of the Federal Power Act which generally
comprises this chapter.
Change of Name
Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of Representatives treated
as referring to Committee on Commerce of House of Representatives by
section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a note preceding section 21
of Title 2, The Congress. Committee on Commerce of House of
Representatives changed to Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of
Representatives, and jurisdiction over matters relating to securities
and exchanges and insurance generally transferred to Committee on
Financial Services of House of Representatives by House Resolution No.
5, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Jan. 3, 2001.
