---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 7113"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "7113"
heading: "Relationship with States"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/7113"
units:
  - "Chapter 84 — Department of Energy"
  - "Subchapter I — Declaration of Findings and Purposes"
---

# §7113. Relationship with States


Whenever any proposed action by the Department conflicts with the energy plan of any [State](/usc/42/2021b.md?p=14), the Department shall give due consideration to the needs of such [State](/usc/42/2021b.md?p=14), and where practicable, shall attempt to resolve such conflict through consultations with appropriate [State](/usc/42/2021b.md?p=14) officials. Nothing in this chapter shall affect the authority of any [State](/usc/42/2021b.md?p=14) over matters exclusively within its jurisdiction.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 95–91, title I, § 103, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 569.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 95–91, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 565, known as the Department of Energy Organization Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 7101 of this title and Tables.