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Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 USC Ch. 31)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Document type
Legislation
Date
1936 (2020)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Energy
Keyword
Agricultural development Rural employment Business/industry/corporations Financial agricultural measures Less favoured areas Institution Governance Procedural matters Energy conservation/energy production Renewable energy
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This act provides for rural electrification. The Congress finds that (1) making modern telecommunications technology and services available in rural areas in the United States promotes economic development and improves the quality of life in rural areas; and (2) the efficient operation of the Rural Telephone Bank and the Rural Electrification Administration telephone loan programs is essential to the continued development of the telecommunications infrastructure in rural areas in the United States. It is the policy of the Congress that the Rural Electrification Administration make loans that facilitate the development and enhancement of the rural telecommunications infrastructure in order to make modern telecommunications technology and services available at reasonable rates to the greatest practicable number of people in rural areas in the United States. The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this chapter as the "Secretary") is authorized and empowered to make loans, or refinance loans made or guaranteed by the Secretary under this chapter, in the several States and Territories of the United States for rural electrification and for the purpose of furnishing and improving electric and telephone service in rural areas, as provided in this chapter, and for the purpose of assisting electric borrowers to implement demand side management, energy efficiency and conservation programs, and on-grid and off-grid renewable energy systems.

Full text
English
Website
uscode.house.gov