92 STAT. 3134 PUBLIC LAW 95-617—NOV. 9, 1978 SEC. 142. AUTHORIZATIONS. Title II of the Energy Conservation and Production Act is amended by adding the following at the end thereof: "AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 42 use 6808. "SEC. 208. There are authorized to be appropriated— "(1) not to exceed $40,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1979 and 1980 to carry out section 207 (relating to State utility regulatory assistance) ; "(2) not to exceed $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1979 and 1980 to carry out section 205 (relating to State offices of consumer services, and "(3) not to 'exceed $8,000,000 for the fiscal year 1979, and $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1980 to carry out section 204(1) (B) (relating to innovative rate structures).". SEC. 143. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 42 use 6801 (a) ADMINISTRATOR.—Title II of the Energy Conservation and et seq. Production Act is amended by striking out "Administrator" in each place it appears and substituting "Secretary". Section 202(1) of the 42 use 6802. Energy Conservation and Production Act is amended to read as follows: "(b ) DEfiNITION.— "(1) The term 'Secretary' means the Secretary of Energy.". "(22) 'electric utility' means any person or State agency which sells electric energy; such term includes the Tennessee Valley Authority, but does not include any Federal power marketing agency". (4) PROCEDURES FOR TERMINATION OF ELECTRIC SERVICE.—No electric utility may terminate electric service to any electric consumer except pursuant to procedures described in section 115(g). (5) ADVERTISING.—No electric utility may recover from any person other than the shareholders (or other owners) of such utility any direct or indirect expenditure by such utility for promotional or political advertising as defined in section 115(h). (1) COST OF SERVICE.—Rates charged by any electric utility for providing electric service to each **class of electric consumers** shall be designed, to the maximum extent practicable, to reflect the costs of providing electric service to such class, as determined under section 115(a) Section 115(g) PROCEDURES FOR TERMINATION or ELECTRIC SERVICE.—The procedures for termination of service referred to in section 113(b)(4) are procedures prescribed by the State regulatory authority (with respect to electric utilities for which it has ratemaking authority) or by the nonregulated electric utility which provide that— (1) no electric service to an electric consumer may be terminated unless reasonable prior notice (including notice of rights and remedies) is given to such consumer and such consumer has a reasonable opportunity to dispute the reasons for such termination, and (2) during any period when termination of service to an electric consumer would be especially dangerous to health, as determined by the State regulatory authority (with respect to an electric utility for which it has ratemaking authority) or nonregulated electric utility, and such consumer establishes that— (A) he is unable to pay for such service in accordance with the requirements of the utility's billing, or (B) he is able to pay for such service but only in installments, such service may not be terminated. Such procedures shall take into account the need to include reasonable provisions for elderly and handicapped consumers. (h) ADVERTISING.— (1) For purposes of this section and section 113 Definitions. (A) The term "advertising" means the commercial use, by an electric utility, of any media, including newspaper, printed matter, radio, and television, in order to transmit a message to a substantial number of members of the public or to such utility's electric consumers. #NoticeToUtilities  https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-92/pdf/STATUTE-92-Pg3117.pdf

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