Repeal of Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA) and Its Impact on Electric and Gas Utilities.

Describes current state of Federal oversight of public utility holding companies and transactions involving public utilities. Discusses SEC oversight of public utilities under the Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA) of 1935; repeal of PUHCA 1935 and enactment of PUHCA 2005 as part of the Ener...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Business. Holding companies. Public utilities. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Describes current state of Federal oversight of public utility holding companies and transactions involving public utilities. Discusses SEC oversight of public utilities under the Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA) of 1935; repeal of PUHCA 1935 and enactment of PUHCA 2005 as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; the continuing regulatory authority of FERC, FTC, and the Department of Justice; and future of the utility industry.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.