16 USC 2645 - Utility regulatory institute

U.S Code last checked for updates: May 19, 2024

§ 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):

(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

(Pub. L. 95–617, title VI, § 603, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3165.)

cite as: 16 USC 2645