Chapter 12

General powers of Commission

Congressional authorization for permits, licenses, leases, or authorizations for dams, conduits, reservoirs, etc., within national parks or monuments

Duty to keep Congress fully and currently informed

Dams in National Park System units

Third party contracting by FERC

Purpose and scope of preliminary permits; transfer and cancellation

License; duration, conditions, revocation, alteration, or surrender

Issuance of preliminary permits or licenses

Transfer of license; obligations of transferee

Information to accompany application for license; landowner notification

Conditions of license generally

Project works affecting navigable waters; requirements insertable in license

Participation by Government in costs of locks, etc.

Time limit for construction of project works; extension of time; termination or revocation of licenses for delay

Right of Government to take over project works

New licenses and renewals

Temporary use by Government of project works for national safety; compensation for use

Disposition of charges arising from licenses

Operation of navigation facilities; rules and regulations; penalties

Public-service licensee; regulations by State or by commission as to service, rates, charges, etc.

Power entering into interstate commerce; regulation of rates, charges, etc.

Exercise by licensee of power of eminent domain

Contract to furnish power extending beyond period of license; obligations of new licensee

Preservation of rights vested prior to

Projects not affecting navigable waters; necessity for Federal license, permit or right-of-way; unauthorized activities

Public lands included in project; reservation of lands from entry

Proceedings for revocation of license or to prevent violations of license

State laws and water rights unaffected

Reservation of right to alter or repeal chapter

Conduit hydroelectric facilities

Enforcement

Alaska State jurisdiction over small hydroelectric projects

Alternative conditions and prescriptions

Promoting hydropower development at existing nonpowered dams

Closed-loop pumped storage projects

Considerations for relicensing terms

Declaration of policy; application of subchapter

Interconnection and coordination of facilities; emergencies; transmission to foreign countries

Pooling

Reliability

Cogeneration and small power production

Seasonal diversity electricity exchange

Disposition of property; consolidations; purchase of securities

Issuance of securities; assumption of liabilities

Rates and charges; schedules; suspension of new rates; automatic adjustment clauses

Power of Commission to fix rates and charges; determination of cost of production or transmission

Ordering furnishing of adequate service

Ascertainment of cost of property and depreciation

References to State boards by Commission

Interconnection authority

Wheeling authority

Open access by unregulated transmitting utilities

Information requirements

Sales by exempt wholesale generators

Electric reliability

Critical electric infrastructure security

Siting of interstate electric transmission facilities

Native load service obligation

Protection of transmission contracts in the Pacific Northwest

Transmission infrastructure investment

Incentives for cybersecurity investments

Electricity market transparency rules

Prohibition on filing false information

Prohibition of energy market manipulation

Joint boards on economic dispatch

Accounts and records

Rates of depreciation; notice to State authorities before fixing

Requirements applicable to agencies of United States

Periodic and special reports; obstructing filing reports or keeping accounts, etc.

Officials dealing in securities

Complaints

Investigations by Commission

Hearings; rules of procedure

Administrative powers of Commission; rules, regulations, and orders

Appointment of officers and employees; compensation

Investigations relating to electric energy; reports to Congress

Publication and sale of reports

Review of orders

Enforcement provisions

Forfeiture for violations; recovery; applicability

Penalties for violations; applicability of section

Enforcement of certain provisions

Jurisdiction of offenses; enforcement of liabilities and duties

Office of Public Participation

Separability

Sale of electric power from reservoir projects; rate schedules; preference in sale; construction of transmission lines; disposition of moneys

Southwestern area sale and transmission of electric power; disposition of receipts; creation of continuing fund; use of fund

Southeastern area sale and transmission of electric power; disposition of receipts; creation of continuing funds; use of fund

Southwestern area sale at uniform systemwide rates of electric power over transmission lines constructed with appropriated funds or used under contractual arrangements

Southwestern Power Administration; deposit and availability of advance payments

Southeastern Power Administration; deposit and availability of advance payments

Southeastern Power Administration; deposit and availability of discretionary offsetting collections

Southwestern Power Administration; deposit and availability of discretionary offsetting collections

Southeastern Power Administration: rates of basic and premium pay

Utilization of power revenues

Interest rate on power bonds held by Administrator of General Services

Facilitation of development and construction of water conservation facilities; exemption from certain Federal requirements

Definitions

Exemption from formula, books and records, and project cost statement requirements; annual charges

Applicability of this subchapter