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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1978

PUBLIC LAW 95-617—NOV. 9, 1978

92 STAT. 3133

the information gathered pursuant to this section and make such information available to the public in such form and manner as the Commission shall prescribe. I n addition, at the time of application for, or proposal of, any rate increase, each electric utility shall make such information available to the public in such form and manner as the Commission shall prescribe. The two-year period after the date of the enactment specified in this subsection may be extended by the Commission for a reasonable additional period in the case of any electric utility for good cause shown. (d) ENFORCEMENT.—For purposes of enforcement, any violation of a requirement of this section shall be treated as a violation of a provision of the Energy Supply and P^nvironmental Coordination Act of 1974 enforceable under section 12 of such Act (notwithstanding 15 USC 797. any expiration date in such Act) except that in applying the provisions of such section 12 any reference to the Federal Energy Administrator shall be treated as a reference to the Commission. SEC. 134. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER AUTHORITY. 16 USC 2644. ?\othing in this title shall be construed to limit or affect any authority of the Secretary or the Commission under any other provision of law.

Subtitle E—State Utility Regulatory Assistance SEC. 141. GRANTS TO CARRY OUT TITLES I AND IIL Section 207 of title II of the Energy Conservation and Production Act is amended to read as follows:

42 USC 6807.

"STATE UTILITY REGULATORY ASSISTANCE

" SEC. 207. (a) The Secretary may make grants to State utility reguatory commissions and nonregulated electric utilities (as defined in the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978) to carry out duties and responsibilities under titles I and III, and section 210, of the Public U t i l i t y Regulatory Policies Act of 1978. No g r a n t may be made under this section to any Federal agency. " (b) Any requirements established by the Secretary with respect to g r a n t s under this section may be only such requirements as are necessary to assure that such grants are expended solely to carry out duties and responsibilities referred to in subsection (a) or such as are otherwise required by law. " (c) No grant may be made under this section unless an application for such g r a n t is submitted to the Secretary in such form and manner as the Secretary may require. The Secretary may not approve an application of a State utility regulatory commission or nonregulated electric utility unless such commission or nonregulated electric utility assures the Secretary that funds made available under this section will be in addition to, and not in substitution for, funds made available to such commission or nonregulated electric utility from other governmental sources. " (d) The funds appropriated for purposes of this section shall be apportioned among the States in such manner that grants made under this section in each State shall not exceed the lesser of— " (1) the amount determined by dividing equally among all States the total amount available under this section for such grants, or " (2) the amount which the Secretary is authorized to provide pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this section for such State.".

Grants, Ante, p. 3117. Ante, p. 3120, P°^^' pp-3149, ^144.