On the recordMay 10, 1935
To initiate, formulate, administer, and supervise a program of approved projects with respect to the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric energy in rural areas.
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presidency.ucsb.eduTo initiate, formulate, administer, and supervise a program of approved projects with respect to the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric energy in rural areas.
Executive Order 7037—Establishing the Rural Electrification Administration
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