16 U.S.C. § 823
Section 823 · Repeal of inconsistent laws
This is § 29 of the Federal Power Act of 1920
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Escondido Mutual Water Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (1982)
Most recently applied in Sierra Club v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (March 1985)
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.
All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this chapter are repealed: Provided, That nothing contained herein shall be held or construed to modify or repeal any of the provisions of the Act of Congress approved December 19, 1913, granting certain rights-of-way to the city and county of San Francisco, in the State of California.
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References in Text
Herein, referred to in text, means act June 10, 1920, which is classified generally to this chapter.
The Act of Congress approved December 19, 1913, referred to in text, was not classified to the Code.
Codification
As originally enacted, this section contained the further proviso: “That section 18 of an Act making appropriations for the construction, repair and preservation, of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes, approved August 8, 1917, is hereby repealed.”