§ 60501. — Secretary of Energy.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 49USC60501]
TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
SUBTITLE VIII--PIPELINES
CHAPTER 605--INTERSTATE COMMERCE REGULATION
Sec. 60501. Secretary of Energy
Except as provided in section 60502 of this title, the Secretary of
Energy has the duties and powers related to the transportation of oil by
pipeline that were vested on October 1, 1977, in the Interstate Commerce
Commission or the chairman or a member of the Commission.
(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1329.)
Historical and Revision Notes
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Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
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60501................................. 42:7155. Aug. 4, 1977, Pub. L. 95-91, Sec. 306,
91 Stat. 581.
49:101 (note prec.). Oct. 17, 1978, Pub. L. 95-473, Sec.
4(c)(1)(A), (2) (related to Sec. 306
of Department of Energy Organization
Act), 92 Stat. 1470.
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The words ``duties and powers . . . that were vested . . . in'' are
coextensive with, and substituted for, ``transferred . . . such
functions set forth in the Interstate Commerce Act and vested by law
in'' for clarity and to eliminate unnecessary words. The words ``on
October 1, 1977'' are added to reflect the effective date of the
transfer of the duties and powers to the Secretary of Energy.
Abolition of Interstate Commerce Commission and Transfer of Functions
Interstate Commerce Commission abolished and functions of Commission
transferred, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 104-88, to Surface
Transportation Board effective Jan. 1, 1996, by section 702 of this
title, and section 101 of Pub. L. 104-88, set out as a note under
section 701 of this title. References to Interstate Commerce Commission
deemed to refer to Surface Transportation Board, a member or employee of
the Board, or Secretary of Transportation, as appropriate, see section
205 of Pub. L. 104-88, set out as a note under section 701 of this
title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 42 section 7174.
