United States Code
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§ 591.
Purchase of electricity
(a)
A department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government may not use amounts appropriated or made available by any law to purchase electricity in a manner inconsistent with state law governing the provision of electric utility service, including—
(1)
state utility commission rulings; and
(2)
electric utility franchises or service territories established under state statute, state regulation, or state-approved territorial agreements.
(b)
(1)
This section does not preclude the head of a federal agency from entering into a contract under section 801 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287).
(2)
This section does not preclude the Secretary of a military department from—
(A)
entering into a contract under section 2394 1 of title 10; or
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See References in Text note below.(B)
purchasing electricity from any provider if the Secretary finds that the utility having the applicable state-approved franchise (or other service authorization) is unwilling or unable to meet unusual standards of service reliability that are necessary for purposes of national defense.
cite as: 40 USC 591
