42 U.S.C. § 7131

Establishment

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There is established at the seat of government an executive department to be known as the Department of Energy. There shall be at the head of the Department a Secretary of Energy (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Secretary”), who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Department shall be administered, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, under the supervision and direction of the Secretary.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 1978–2011 · leading case: In Re Aiken Cnty., 645 F.3d 428 (D.C. Cir. 2011).
In Re Aiken Cnty., 645 F.3d 428 (D.C. Cir. 2011). · cites it 2× “Given the importance and bitterness of the underlying dispute over Yucca Mountain, I think it *439 worth exploring how we got here, constitutionally speaking.”
Good Fund, Ltd.-1972 v. Church, 540 F. Supp. 519 (D. Colo. 1982). “Effective October, 1977, ERDA’s authority with respect to nuclear weapons production was transferred to the Department of Energy, established by the Department of Energy Organization Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7131 and 7151. Except for the authority of the AEC, and its successor…”
Deuterium Corp. v. United States, 4 Cl. Ct. 361 (Ct. Cl. 1984). “I have also concluded that the production of the documents in Attachment A without the deletions would violate the solemn commitment made to the reviewers to keep confidential their identity and specific comments that might be associated with them.”
United States of Am. & J. Kenneth Mansfield, Inspector Gen. of the Dep't of Energy v. John Iannone, Am. Petroleum Inst., 610 F.2d 943 (D.C. Cir. 1979). “42 U.S.C. § 7131 . His agents thus are the employees to whom he assigns the day-to-day operation of a regulatory agency.”
Getty Oil Co. v. Dep't of Energy of United States, 478 F. Supp. 523 (C.D. Cal. 1978). “It is the successor to the Federal Energy Administration (“FEA”) and the Federal Energy Office (“FEO”), whose functions were transferred to the DOE by the Department of Energy Organization Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 7131 et seq. (West Supp.1978).”
United States v. Thompson, 687 F.2d 1279 (10th Cir. 1982). “In 1977, Congress created the Department of Energy (DOE), 42 U.S.C. § 7131 (1977), and transferred to the DOE various functions of many federal agencies, including the ERDA.”
Greenwood Utils. Comm'n v. Schlesinger, 515 F. Supp. 653 (M.D. Ga. 1981). “See, 42 U.S.C.A. § 7131 (b)(3) (Pamph.1979). However, defendant points out that this elimination does not have retroactive effect.”
STATE OF MINN., ETC. v. Stand. Oil Co.(Indiana), 516 F. Supp. 682 (D. Minnesota 1981). “…to enforce the regulations for the- federal government. ESA § 209, 12 U.S.C. § 1904 (note); DOE Act §§ 201, 301, 503, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7131 , 7151, 7193. While the private right of action aims at punishing violators and compensating victims, the purpose of the administrative…”
Resolution of Legal Dispute Between the Dep't of Energy & the Tennessee Valley Auth. (OLC 1987). “42 U.S.C. § 7131 . The statute places no limit on the President’s power to remove the Secretary, and there is no question that the Secretary serves at the pleasure of the President within the meaning of § 1- 402.”
Pac. Refining Co. v. Dep't of Energy, 455 F. Supp. 1091 (D. Del. 1978). “See 42 U.S.C. §§ 7131 , 7251 n. (Supp.1978); Doc.”
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