16 U.S.C. § 791A
Section 791a · Short title
This is § 321 of the Federal Power Act of 1920
Amended 3 times on record
Applied in 46 court decisions — leading case Hirschey v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (1985)
Most recently applied in City of Kaukauna, Wisconsin, Inter Lake Papers, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (June 2000)
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.
This chapter may be cited as the “Federal Power Act”.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Codification
Section was enacted as part of part III of the Federal Power Act, and not as part of part I of that Act which comprises this subchapter.
Short Title of 1990 Amendment
Pub. L. 101–575, §1, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2834, provided that: “This Act [enacting section 2243 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, amending sections 796 and 824a–3 of this title and sections 2014, 2061, 2201, and 2284 of Title 42, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 796 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Solar, Wind, Waste, and Geothermal Power Production Incentives Act of 1990’.”
Short Title of 1988 Amendment
Pub. L. 100–473, §1, Oct. 6, 1988, 102 Stat. 2299, provided that: “This Act [amending section 824e of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under section 824e of this title] may be cited as the ‘Regulatory Fairness Act’.”
Short Title of 1986 Amendment
Pub. L. 99–495, §1(a), Oct. 16, 1986, 100 Stat. 1243, provided that: “This Act [enacting sections 797b and 823b of this title, amending sections 797, 800, 802, 803, 807, 808, 817, 823a, 824a–3, and 824j of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 797, 803, 823a, 824a–3, and 825h of this title] may be cited as the ‘Electric Consumers Protection Act of 1986’.”