[20200122]IF11411_《联邦电力法》的法律框架.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov January 22, 2020The Legal Framework of the Federal Power ActThe Federal Power Act (FPA or the Act) (16 U.S.C. 791 et seq.) is the primary federal statute governing the wholesale transmission and sale of electric power, as well as the regulation of hydroelectric power. The Act is divided into a few discrete Parts. Part I (16 U.S.C. 791-823d), initially enacted in 1920 as the Federal Water Power Act, created the Federal Power Commission (FPC) and gave the new agency the authority to regulate the construction, operation, and maintenance of nonfederal hydroelectric power generation. Part II (16 U.S.C. 824-824w) authorized the FPC to regulate the interstate transmission and wholesale sale of electricity. Congress transferred the authorities and responsibilities of the FPC under FPA Parts I and II from the FPC to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) pursuant to the Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 (91 Stat. 565; 42 U.S.C. 7101 note). Part III (16 U.S.C 825-825u) established a set of rules and procedures governing recordkeeping and proceedings before the FPC and its successor, FERC. The Act also includes Part IV (16