42 U.S.C. § 7276c — Miscellaneous provisions

(a) Environmental impact statement The provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 [ 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.] must apply to actions of the Administrator implementing sections 7275 to 7276c of this title in the same way and to the same extent as that provisions apply to other major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. (b) Annual reports The Administrator must include in the annual report submitted by the Western Area Power Administration (1) a description of the activities undertaken by the Administrator and by customers under sections 7275 to 7276c of this title and (2) an estimate of the energy savings and renewable resource benefits achieved as a result of that activities. (c) State regulated investor-owned utilities Any State regulated electric utility (as defined in section 2602(18) of title 16 ) must be exempt from the provisions of sections 7275 to 7276c of this title. (d) Rural Electrification Administration requirements Nothing in sections 7275 to 7276c of this title must require a customer to take any action inconsistent with a requirement imposed by the Rural Electrification Administration 1