Us Code § 16481 - Commission defined
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§ 16481. Commission defined
In this subchapter, the term "Commission" means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
(Pub. L. 109–58, title XII, §1291(a), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 984.)
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This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this title", meaning title XII of Pub. L. 109–58, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 941, which enacted this subchapter and sections 824j–1 and 824o to 824w of Title 16, Conservation, amended sections 796, 824, 824a–3, 824b, 824e, 824j, 824m, 825e, 825f, 825l to 825o, 825o–1, 2621, 2622, 2625, 2634, and 2642 of Title 16, repealed chapter 2C (§79 et seq.) of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, and sections 824n and 825q of Title 16, and enacted provisions set out as notes under sections 15801 and 16451 of this title and sections 824b, 824o, 824q, and 2642 of Title 16. For complete classification of title XII to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 15801 of this title and Tables.
SUBCHAPTER XIII—MISCELLANEOUS
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