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Timestamp: 2019-06-24 18:20:24
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§791', '§717', '§\u202f401', '§7171', '§3301', '§1261', '§15801', '§16451', '§17001', '§46', '§48', '§17384', '§17386']

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Laws & Compiled Legislative Histories
Federal Power Act, ch. 285, 41 Stat. 1063 (1920), 16 U.S.C. §§791 et seq.
Natural Gas Act, ch. 556, 52 Stat. 821 (1938), 15 U.S.C. §§717 et seq.
Department of Energy Organization Act, Pub. L. No. 95–91, title IV, § 401, 91 Stat. 565 (1977), 42 U.S.C. §§7171-7178
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA), Pub.L. No. 95–617, 92 Stat. 3117 (1978), (codified in scattered sections of 7 U.S.C., 15 U.S.C., 16 U.S.C., 30 U.S.C., 42 U.S.C., and 43 U.S.C.)
Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, Pub. L. No. 95-621, 92 Stat. 3350 (1978), 15 U.S.C. §§3301 et seq.
Energy Policy Act of 1992, Pub. L. No. 102-486, 106 Stat. 2776 (codified in scattered sections of 12 U.S.C., 16 U.S.C., 25 U.S.C., 26 U.S.C., 30 U.S.C., 42 U.S.C.)
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005), Pub. L. No. 109-58, 119 Stat. 594 (2005), (codified in scattered section of 7 U.S.C., 10 U.S.C., 15 U.S.C., 16 U.S.C., 22 U.S.C., 26 U.S.C., 30 U.S.C., 40 U.S.C., 42 U.S.C.)
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 (PUHC 2005), Pub. L. No.109-58, §§1261-1277, 119 Stat. 972 (2005), 42 U.S.C. §15801 note, §§16451-16463
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) repealed Public Utility Holding Company Act 1935 (administered by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)), thus revoking the SEC's
authority to oversee mergers and other transactions of public utility holding companies.
In EPAct, Congress adopted new language concerning regulation of holding companies. This new language is often referred to as the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 (PUHCA 2005).
PUHCA 2005 expands the authority of the FERC to oversee transactions and other financial activities of public utility holding companies through grants of access to those companies' books and records.
Source: Adam Vann, Cong. Research Serv., RL33739, "The Repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA) and Its Impact on Electric and Gas Utilities" at 2 (2006).
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Pub. L. No. 110–140, 121 Stat. 1492 (2007), 42 U.S.C. §§17001-17386
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), Pub. L. No. 111-5, 123 Stat. 115 (2009), (codified in scattered sections of the U.S.C., see 26 U.S.C. §46, §48C and 42 U.S.C. §17384, §17386)
Provided funding for a broad range of technologies in an effort to modernize the electric grid.
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