| Webster's Online Dictionary |
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| Federal Power Commission | The U.S. Federal Power Commission is an independent commission of the United States Government, organized in its present form on June 23, 1930. The Commission was originally created in 1920 by the Federal Water Power Act, providing for the licensing by the Commission of hydroelectric projects on United States Government lands or navigable waters. (references) | ||
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| Federal Power Commission (FPC) | Energy | The predecessor agency of the federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The Federal Power Commission was created by an Act of Congress under the Federal Water Power Act on June 10, 1920. It was charged originally with regulating the electric power and natural gas industries. It was abolished on September 30, 1977, when the Department of Energy was created. Its functions were divided between the Department of Energy and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, an independent regulatory agency. (references) | |
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