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16 U.S.C. § 831g

Principal office of Corporation; books; directors’ oath

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(a) Location

The Corporation shall maintain its principal office in the immediate vicinity of Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The Corporation shall be held to be an inhabitant and resident of the northern judicial district of Alabama within the meaning of the laws of the United States relating to the venue of civil suits.

(b) Account books

The Corporation shall at all times maintain complete and accurate books of accounts.

(c) Oath of office

Each member of the Board, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall subscribe to an oath (or affirmation) to support the Constitution of the United States and to faithfully and impartially perform the duties imposed upon him by this chapter.

(May 18, 1933, ch. 32, § 8, 48 Stat. 63; Pub. L. 108–447, div. C, title VI, § 603(a)(2), Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 2966.)Editorial NotesAmendments

2004—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 108–447 substituted “Board” for “board”.

Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date of 2004 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 108–447 effective on the later of the date on which at least three persons nominated under section 604(a) of Pub. L. 108–447 take office or May 18, 2005, see section 604(b) of Pub. L. 108–447, set out in an Appointments; Effective Date; Transition note under section 831a of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases, 1937–2012 · leading case: State of Alabama Ex Rel. Charles A. Graddick, as Attorney Gen. of the State of Alabama v. Tennessee Valley Auth., 636 F.2d 1061 (5th Cir. 1981).
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State of Alabama Ex Rel. Charles A. Graddick, as Attorney Gen. of the State of Alabama v. Tennessee Valley Auth., 636 F.2d 1061 (5th Cir. 1981). · cites it 3× “The district judge found this relocation necessary to bring TVA into compliance’ with section 8(a) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, 16 U.S.C. § 831g(a), which reads in pertinent part: “The corporation shall maintain its princi *1063 pal office in the immediate…”
Monsanto Co. v. Tennessee Valley Auth., 448 F. Supp. 648 (N.D. Ala. 1978). · cites it 3× “§ 831 ); and (incorrectly) that by statute the “principal place of business” of TVA is in Alabama (the statute [16 U.S.C. § 831g(a)] says that TVA shall maintain its “principal office” near Muscle Shoals, Alabama).”
Tennessee Valley Auth. v. Tennessee Elec. Power Co., 90 F.2d 885 (6th Cir. 1937). · cites it 3× “Section 4 of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act (as amended, 16 U.”
State of Ala. v. Tennessee Valley Auth., 467 F. Supp. 791 (N.D. Ala. 1979). · cites it 2× “The State of Alabama, on the relation of its Attorney General, in this action against the Tennessee Valley Authority, and its board of directors (TVA), seeks a declaration that Section 8(a) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act, 16 U.S.C. § 831g(a), requires TVA to locate its…”
Nat. Resources Def. Council, Inc. v. Tennessee Valley Auth., 340 F. Supp. 400 (S.D.N.Y. 1971). · cites it 2× “” Defendants think they have found one of these exceptions in § 8(a) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act, 16 U.S.C. § 831g. That section states in pertinent part: The Corporation shall be held to be an inhabitant and resident of the northern judicial district of Alabama within…”
Sierra Club v. Tennessee Valley Auth., 905 F. Supp. 2d 356 (D.D.C. 2012). “While the TVA Act provides that it “shall be held to be an inhabitant and resident of the northern judicial district of Alabama within the meaning of the laws of the United States relating to the venue of civil suits,” 16 U.S.C. § 831g(a), the Sixth Circuit has found that this…”
Jones v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Comm'n, 654 F. Supp. 130 (D.D.C. 1987). “” 16 U.S.C. § 831g(a). Under the Aet, TVA handles all of its own litigation independently and is not represented by the Department of Justice as are federal agencies.”
Fehlhaber Pile Co. v. Tennessee Valley Auth., 155 F.2d 864 (D.D.C. 1946). “That case does not deal with the problem which is in the present case.”
Latch v. Tennessee Valley Auth., 312 F. Supp. 1069 (N.D. Miss. 1970). “16 U.S.C. § 831g(a) : “(a) The Corporation shall maintain its principal office in the immediate vicinity of Muscle Shoals, Alabama.”
Nat. Resources Def. Council, Inc. v. Tennessee Valley Auth., 459 F.2d 255 (2d Cir. 1972). “” 16 U.S.C. § 831g(a). Mr. Wagner’s residence is in the Eastern District of Tennessee where TVA has its administrative headquarters.”
Applicability of the Emoluments Clause to Nongovernmental Members of ACUS (OLC 2010). “§ 242 (2006) (requiring members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to “make and subscribe to the oath of office”); 16 U.S.C.A. § 831g(c) (West Supp. 2010) (requiring Board members of the Tennessee Valley Authority to take an oath of office).”
Applicability of the Emoluments Clause to Non-Gov't Members of ACUS (II) (OLC 2010). “§ 242 (2006) (requiring members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to “make and subscribe to the oath of office”); 16 U.S.C.A. § 831g(c) (West Supp. 2010) (requiring Board members of the Tennessee Valley Authority to take an oath of office).”
— 16 U.S.C. § 831g(a) — 8 cases
State of Alabama Ex Rel. Charles A. Graddick, as Attorney Gen. of the State of Alabama v. Tennessee Valley Auth., 636 F.2d 1061 (5th Cir. 1981). “The district judge found this relocation necessary to bring TVA into compliance’ with section 8(a) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, 16 U.S.C. § 831g(a), which reads in pertinent part: “The corporation shall maintain its princi *1063 pal office in the immediate…”
Monsanto Co. v. Tennessee Valley Auth., 448 F. Supp. 648 (N.D. Ala. 1978). “§ 831 ); and (incorrectly) that by statute the “principal place of business” of TVA is in Alabama (the statute [16 U.S.C. § 831g(a)] says that TVA shall maintain its “principal office” near Muscle Shoals, Alabama).”
State of Ala. v. Tennessee Valley Auth., 467 F. Supp. 791 (N.D. Ala. 1979). “The State of Alabama, on the relation of its Attorney General, in this action against the Tennessee Valley Authority, and its board of directors (TVA), seeks a declaration that Section 8(a) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act, 16 U.S.C. § 831g(a), requires TVA to locate its…”
Sierra Club v. Tennessee Valley Auth., 905 F. Supp. 2d 356 (D.D.C. 2012). “While the TVA Act provides that it “shall be held to be an inhabitant and resident of the northern judicial district of Alabama within the meaning of the laws of the United States relating to the venue of civil suits,” 16 U.S.C. § 831g(a), the Sixth Circuit has found that this…”
Jones v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Comm'n, 654 F. Supp. 130 (D.D.C. 1987). “” 16 U.S.C. § 831g(a). Under the Aet, TVA handles all of its own litigation independently and is not represented by the Department of Justice as are federal agencies.”
— 16 U.S.C. § 831g(c) — 2 cases
Applicability of the Emoluments Clause to Nongovernmental Members of ACUS (OLC 2010). “§ 242 (2006) (requiring members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to “make and subscribe to the oath of office”); 16 U.S.C.A. § 831g(c) (West Supp. 2010) (requiring Board members of the Tennessee Valley Authority to take an oath of office).”
Applicability of the Emoluments Clause to Non-Gov't Members of ACUS (II) (OLC 2010). “§ 242 (2006) (requiring members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to “make and subscribe to the oath of office”); 16 U.S.C.A. § 831g(c) (West Supp. 2010) (requiring Board members of the Tennessee Valley Authority to take an oath of office).”
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