42 U.S.C. § 2018
Section 2018 · Agency jurisdiction
Amended 4 times on record
Applied in 18 court decisions — leading case Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. State Energy Resources Conservation & Development Commission (1983)
Most recently applied in 147 F. Supp. 3d 462 - Virginia Uranium, Inc. v. McAuliffe (December 2015)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect the authority or regulations of any Federal, State, or local agency with respect to the generation, sale, or transmission of electric power produced through the use of nuclear facilities licensed by the Commission: Provided, That this section shall not be deemed to confer upon any Federal, State, or local agency any authority to regulate, control, or restrict any activities of the Commission.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
1965—Pub. L. 89–135 inserted “produced through the use of nuclear facilities licensed by the Commission: Provided, That this section shall not be deemed to confer upon any Federal, State, or local agency any authority to regulate, control, or restrict any activities of the Commission.”
Transfer of Functions
Atomic Energy Commission abolished and functions transferred by sections 5814 and 5841 of this title. See also Transfer of Functions notes set out under those sections.