Sec. 1291. DEFINITIONS
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## SEC. 1291 DEFINITIONS **[**[42 U.S.C. 16481](/us/usc/t42/s16481)**]** ###
(a)Commission In this title, the term “**Commission**” means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. ###
(b)Amendment Section 3 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796) is amended— ####
(1)by striking paragraphs
(22)and
(23)and inserting the following: > > #### “(22) Electric utility > > > #####
(A)> > The term ‘**electric utility**’ means a person or Federal or State agency (including an entity described in section 201(f)) that sells electric energy. > > > ##### “(B) > > The term ‘**electric utility**’ includes the Tennessee Valley Authority and each Federal power marketing administration. > > > #### “(23) Transmitting utility > > The term ‘**transmitting utility**’ means an entity (including an entity described in section 201(f)) that owns, operates, or controls facilities used for the transmission of electric energy— > > > ##### “(A) > > in interstate commerce; > > > ##### “(B) > > for the sale of electric energy at wholesale.” > ; and ####
(2)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(26) Electric cooperative > > The term ‘**electric cooperative**’ means a cooperatively owned electric utility. > > > #### “(27) RTO > > The term ‘**Regional Transmission Organization**’ or ‘**RTO**’ means an entity of sufficient regional scope approved by the Commission— > > > ##### “(A) > > to exercise operational or functional control of facilities used for the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce; and > > > ##### “(B) > > to ensure nondiscriminatory access to the facilities. > > > #### “(28) ISO > > The term ‘**Independent System Operator**’ or ‘**ISO**’ means an entity approved by the Commission— > > > ##### “(A) > > to exercise operational or functional control of facilities used for the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce; and > > > ##### “(B) > > to ensure nondiscriminatory access to the facilities. > > > #### “(29) Transmission organization > > The term ‘**Transmission Organization**’ means a Regional Transmission Organization, Independent System Operator, independent transmission provider, or other transmission organization finally approved by the Commission for the operation of transmission facilities.” > . ###
(c)Applicability Section 201(f) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824(f)) is amended by striking “**political subdivision of a state,**” and inserting “**political subdivision of a State, an electric cooperative that receives financing under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) or that sells less than 4,000,000 megawatt hours of electricity per year,**”. ## Subtitle I Technical and Conforming Amendments
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