Rural Electrification Act of 1936

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New Deal legislation United States federal law

The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 was a New Deal law that financed and promoted the extension of electric power to rural and farm areas across the United States.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Rural Electrification Act	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New Deal legislation ⓘ United States federal law ⓘ
administeredBy	Rural Electrification Administration ⓘ
aim	to reduce disparity between urban and rural access to electricity ⓘ
appliesTo	rural United States ⓘ
associatedWithPresident	President Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
beneficiary	farm households ⓘ rural communities ⓘ rural electric cooperatives ⓘ
codifiedIn	United States Code Title 7 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
createdAgency	Rural Electrification Administration ⓘ
dateSigned	1936-05-20 ⓘ
effect	growth of rural electric cooperatives ⓘ increased agricultural productivity through electrification ⓘ rapid expansion of electric service in rural United States ⓘ
enactedBy	74th United States Congress ⓘ
focusArea	farm areas ⓘ rural areas ⓘ
fundingType	low-interest federal loans ⓘ
governmentBranch	legislative branch of the United States ⓘ
historicalContext	Great Depression ⓘ New Deal ⓘ surface form: New Deal era
implementationModel	cooperative ownership of rural electric systems ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
legislativeStatus	enacted ⓘ
longTermImpact	near-universal electrification of rural America by mid-20th century ⓘ
mechanism	federal loans to public power districts ⓘ federal loans to rural electric cooperatives ⓘ
partOf	New Deal ⓘ
policyType	economic development policy ⓘ infrastructure development policy ⓘ
presidentAtEnactment	President Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
purpose	to improve living standards in rural America through access to electricity ⓘ to promote electrification of rural and farm areas ⓘ to provide federal financing for rural electric infrastructure ⓘ
relatedProgram	Rural Electrification Administration ⓘ surface form: Rural Electrification Administration loan program
sector	electric power ⓘ
shortName	Rural Electrification Act of 1936 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Rural Electrification Act
signedBy	President Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
sponsorType	Democratic Party-supported legislation ⓘ
subjectMatter	electric power distribution ⓘ rural utilities ⓘ
targetInfrastructure	electric distribution lines ⓘ rural power plants ⓘ
typeOfSupport	federal financial assistance ⓘ
yearEnacted	1936 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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Executive Order 7037 → followedBy → Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ⓘ

Rural Electrification Administration → legalBasis → Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ⓘ

Rural Utilities Service → legalBasis → Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ⓘ

Executive Order 7037 → relatedTo → Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ⓘ

Rural Electrification Act of 1936 → shortName → Rural Electrification Act of 1936 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rural Electrification Act