United States v. Appalachian Electric Power Co.

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United States v. Appalachian Electric Power Co. is a 1940 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly broadened the federal government’s authority to regulate non-navigable waterways under the Commerce Clause.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Supreme Court case ⓘ
landmark decision ⓘ
areaOfLaw constitutional law ⓘ
environmental and water law ⓘ
federal jurisdiction ⓘ
citation 311 U.S. 377 ⓘ
61 S. Ct. 291 ⓘ
85 L. Ed. 243 ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Commerce Clause
constitutionalProvisionInterpreted Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
courtTerm October Term 1940 ⓘ
courtType court of last resort ⓘ
decidedBy Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
decisionDate 1940-12-16 ⓘ
decisionType majority opinion ⓘ
fullName United States v. Appalachian Electric Power Company ⓘ
geographicScope Appalachian region ⓘ
New River ⓘ
holding Congress may regulate waterways that are not presently navigable if they are susceptible of being made navigable in the future for interstate commerce ⓘ
federal authority over waterways under the Commerce Clause extends to non-navigable segments when part of a larger navigable water system ⓘ
federal government may consider potential improvements in determining navigability ⓘ
federal power over navigation includes power to control obstructions and developments affecting navigable capacity ⓘ
impact broadened definition of navigable waters for federal regulatory purposes ⓘ
expanded federal authority over water resources and power projects ⓘ
influenced later interpretations of federal water and environmental regulation ⓘ
jurisdiction federal ⓘ
languageOfCourt English ⓘ
legalIssue Commerce Clause power ⓘ
definition of navigable waters ⓘ
federal regulatory power over non-navigable streams ⓘ
scope of federal authority over waterways ⓘ
majorityOpinionBy Justice Hugo L. Black ⓘ
linked to: Hugo L. Black
pageInUnitedStatesReports 377 ⓘ
party Appalachian Electric Power Company ⓘ
United States ⓘ
precedentFor cases expanding federal power over waterways ⓘ
relatedDoctrine federal navigation servitude ⓘ
navigable waters doctrine ⓘ
relatedStatute Federal Power Act ⓘ
result judgment for the United States in asserting regulatory authority ⓘ
shortDescription 1940 U.S. Supreme Court decision broadening federal authority to regulate non-navigable waterways under the Commerce Clause ⓘ
subjectMatter construction of a dam on the New River ⓘ
federal regulation of hydroelectric power development ⓘ
volumeInUnitedStatesReports 311 ⓘ
yearDecided 1940 ⓘ

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United States Supreme Court cases of the Hughes Court → includesCase → United States v. Appalachian Electric Power Co. ⓘ
United States v. Appalachian Electric Power Co. → fullName → United States v. Appalachian Electric Power Company ⓘ
linked to: United States v. Appalachian Electric Power Co.