---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 175.200"
title: "25"
number: "175.200"
heading: "Why does BIA collect revenue from you and the other customers it serves, and how is that revenue used?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/175.200"
---

# §175.200. Why does BIA collect revenue from you and the other customers it serves, and how is that revenue used?

- (a) The revenue we collect from you and the other customers is authorized by [25 U.S.C. 385c](/usc/25/385c.md) (60 Stat. 895, as amended by 65 Stat. 254).
- (b) The revenue we collect may be used to:
  - (1) Pay for operation and maintenance of the utility;
  - (2) **Maintain Reserve Funds to—**
    - (i) Make repairs and replacements to the utility;
    - (ii) Defray emergency expenses;
    - (iii) Ensure the continuous operation of the power system; and
    - (iv) **Pay other allowable expenses and obligations to the extent required or permitted by law.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 13; 25 U.S.C. 385c; 43 Stat. 475-76; 45 Stat. 210-13; 49 Stat. 1039-40; 49 Stat. 1822-23; 54 Stat. 422; 62 Stat. 269-73; 65 Stat. 254; 99 Stat. 319-20.

### Source

Source: 83 FR 61119, Nov. 28, 2018, unless otherwise noted.