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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 12F — Pacific Northwest Consumer Power Preference; Reciprocal Priority in Other Regions

§ 837c. Contract limitations and conditions for use of electric energy and peaking capacity of plants in other marketing areas for use within Pacific Northwest

Statutory text

Any contract of the Secretary for the sale or exchange of electric energy generated at, or peaking capacity of, Federal hydroelectric plants in marketing areas outside the Pacific Northwest for use within the Pacific Northwest shall be subject to limitations and conditions corresponding to those provided in sections 837a and 837b of this title for any contract for the sale or exchange of hydroelectric energy or peaking capacity generated within the Pacific Northwest for use outside the Pacific Northwest.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 88–552 § 4 · 78 Stat. 755

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 837c

    (Pub. L. 88–552, § 4, Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 757.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 88–552, § 4, Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 757.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 4. Any contract of the Secretary for the sale or exchange of Limitations. electric energy generated at, or peaking capacity of, Federal hydro-electric plants in marketing areas outside the Pacific Northwest for use within the Pacific Northwest shall be subject to limitations and conditions corresponding to those provided in sections 2 and 3 for any contract for the sale or exchange of hydroelectric energy or peaking capacity generated within the Pacific Northwest for use outside the Pacific Northwest.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 88–552, § 4, , 78 Stat. 757.)

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