Public Law 74-333
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Public Law 74-333 is the 1935 U.S. federal statute commonly known as the Federal Power Act, which established a comprehensive framework for regulating interstate electricity transmission and wholesale power sales.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Public Law 74-333 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1874844 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 74-333 Context triple: [Federal Power Act, publicLawNumber, Public Law 74-333]
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Public Law 74-292
Public Law 74-292 is the formal designation of the Historic Sites Act of 1935, a landmark U.S. federal law that established national policy for preserving historic sites, buildings, and objects of national significance.
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Public Law 73-291
Public Law 73-291 is the federal statute enacted in 1934 that established the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and created the primary framework for regulating securities trading and exchanges in the United States.
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C.
Public Law 73-10
Public Law 73-10 is the 1933 federal statute enacted during the New Deal that established the Agricultural Adjustment Act to reduce crop surpluses and raise farm prices in the United States.
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D.
Public Law 73-67
Public Law 73-67 is the formal designation of the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933, a New Deal statute aimed at stabilizing the U.S. economy during the Great Depression through industrial regulation and public works programs.
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E.
Public Law 79-304
Public Law 79-304 is a U.S. federal statute enacted in 1946 that, among other postwar economic measures, established the Joint Economic Committee of Congress to analyze and report on the nation’s economic conditions and policies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 74-333 Target entity description: Public Law 74-333 is the 1935 U.S. federal statute commonly known as the Federal Power Act, which established a comprehensive framework for regulating interstate electricity transmission and wholesale power sales.
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A.
Public Law 74-292
Public Law 74-292 is the formal designation of the Historic Sites Act of 1935, a landmark U.S. federal law that established national policy for preserving historic sites, buildings, and objects of national significance.
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B.
Public Law 73-291
Public Law 73-291 is the federal statute enacted in 1934 that established the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and created the primary framework for regulating securities trading and exchanges in the United States.
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C.
Public Law 73-10
Public Law 73-10 is the 1933 federal statute enacted during the New Deal that established the Agricultural Adjustment Act to reduce crop surpluses and raise farm prices in the United States.
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D.
Public Law 73-67
Public Law 73-67 is the formal designation of the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933, a New Deal statute aimed at stabilizing the U.S. economy during the Great Depression through industrial regulation and public works programs.
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E.
Public Law 79-304
Public Law 79-304 is a U.S. federal statute enacted in 1946 that, among other postwar economic measures, established the Joint Economic Committee of Congress to analyze and report on the nation’s economic conditions and policies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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electricity regulation statute ⓘ energy law ⓘ |
| aimsTo | protect consumers from unreasonable electricity rates ⓘ |
| allocatesAuthorityTo | Federal Power Commission ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| authorizes |
federal licensing of hydroelectric projects
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regulation of interstate transmission of electric energy ⓘ |
| basedOnConstitutionalPower |
Commerce Clause
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surface form:
Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution
|
| codifiedIn | Title 16 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| countryOfJurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| createsRegulatoryBody | Federal Power Commission ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1935 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 74th United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishesFrameworkFor | federal regulation of electric utilities ⓘ |
| governs | interstate wholesale power markets in the United States ⓘ |
| hasCommonName |
Federal Power Act
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surface form:
Federal Power Act of 1935
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| hasOfficialName | Federal Power Act ⓘ |
| hasShortTitle | Federal Power Act ⓘ |
| historicalContext | enacted during the New Deal era ⓘ |
| influenced | modern U.S. electricity market regulation ⓘ |
| laterAdministeredBy | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ⓘ |
| leavesToStates |
regulation of local distribution of electric energy
ⓘ
regulation of retail electricity sales ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
administrative law
ⓘ
public utility regulation ⓘ |
| objective | comprehensive federal regulation of the electric power industry ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933
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surface form:
New Deal energy legislation
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| preempts |
state regulation of interstate electricity transmission
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state regulation of wholesale power sales in interstate commerce ⓘ |
| primaryCitation | 16 U.S.C. §§ 791a et seq. ⓘ |
| regulates |
hydroelectric power projects on navigable waters
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interstate electricity transmission ⓘ wholesale sales of electric energy ⓘ |
| requires |
federal approval for certain hydroelectric projects
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just and reasonable wholesale electricity rates ⓘ |
| scope |
interstate transmission of electric energy in the United States
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wholesale sales of electric energy in interstate commerce ⓘ |
| signedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| subjectMatter |
electric power
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hydroelectric licensing ⓘ interstate commerce in electricity ⓘ |
| successorAgency |
Federal Power Commission
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surface form:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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| typeOfRegulation |
licensing regulation
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rate regulation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Public Law 74-333 Description of subject: Public Law 74-333 is the 1935 U.S. federal statute commonly known as the Federal Power Act, which established a comprehensive framework for regulating interstate electricity transmission and wholesale power sales.
Referenced by (1)
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