{"data":{"id":"us/40-u.s.c.-591","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 U.S.C. § 591","heading":"Purchase of electricity","body":"(a) General Limitation on Use of Amounts.—A department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government may not use amounts appropriated or made available by any law to purchase electricity in a manner inconsistent with state law governing the provision of electric utility service, including—(1) state utility commission rulings; and (2) electric utility franchises or service territories established under state statute, state regulation, or state-approved territorial agreements. (b) Exceptions.—(1) Energy savings.—This section does not preclude the head of a federal agency from entering into a contract under section 801 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287). (2) Energy savings for military installations.—This section does not preclude the Secretary of a military department from—(A) entering into a contract under section 2394 of title 10; or (B) purchasing electricity from any provider if the Secretary finds that the utility having the applicable state-approved franchise (or other service authorization) is unwilling or unable to meet unusual standards of service reliability that are necessary for purposes of national defense.","path":["Title 40—PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS","CHAPTER 5—PROPERTY MANAGEMENT"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc40@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:55Z","sha256":"2fbe86f40bf5cbe704e4cfa828595fcc652093319dce876b70ee6ea6c97e491e","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-u.s.c.-590","next":"us/40-u.s.c.-592"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}