CHAPTER 605 - INTERSTATE COMMERCE REGULATION

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§ 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, § 1(e) , July 5, 1994 , 108 Stat. 1329 .)

§ 60502 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has the duties and powers related to the establishment of a rate or charge for the transportation of oil by pipeline or the valuation of that pipeline that were vested on October 1, 1977 , in the Interstate Commerce Commission or an officer or component of the Interstate Commerce Commission. ( Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e) , July 5, 1994 , 108 Stat. 1329 .)

§ 60503 Effect of enactment

The enactment of the Act of October 17, 1978 ( Public Law 95–473 , 92 Stat. 1337 ), the Act of January 12, 1983 ( Public Law 97–449 , 96 Stat. 2413 ), and the Act enacting this section does not repeal, and has no substantive effect on, any right, obligation, liability, or remedy of an oil pipeline, including a right, obligation, liability, or remedy arising under the Interstate Commerce Act or the Act of August 29, 1916 (known as the Pomerene Bills of Lading Act), before any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, an officer or employee of the Government, or a court of competent jurisdiction. ( Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e) , July 5, 1994 , 108 Stat. 1329 .)