Oregon § 469.950 Authority to enter into interstate cooperative agreements to control power costs and rates; Bonneville Power Administration

Oregon Statutes

§ 469.950 — Authority to enter into interstate cooperative agreements to control power costs and rates; Bonneville Power Administration

Oregon § 469.950

Vol.13

Title 36AHousing; Lottery and Games; Environment

Ch. 469Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 469.950 (2026).

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The State of Oregon shall pursue and may enter into an interstate cooperative agreement with the states of Washington, Idaho and Montana for the purpose of making collective efforts to control Bonneville Power Administration wholesale power costs and rates by studying and developing a region-wide response to:

(1)Federal attempts to increase arbitrarily the interest rates on federal funds previously used to build public facilities in the Pacific Northwest.

(2)Federal initiatives to sell the Bonneville Power Administration.

(3)Bonneville Power Administration rate increase and budget expenditure proposals in excess of their actual needs.

(4)Regional uses of surplus firm power, including uses by existing or newly attracted Pacific Northwest industries, to provide long-term use of the surpl

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The State of Oregon shall pursue and may enter into an interstate cooperative agreement with the states of Washington, Idaho and Montana for the purpose of making collective efforts to control Bonneville Power Administration wholesale power costs and rates by studying and developing a region-wide response to:
(1) Federal attempts to increase arbitrarily the interest rates on federal funds previously used to build public facilities in the Pacific Northwest.
(2) Federal initiatives to sell the Bonneville Power Administration.
(3) Bonneville Power Administration rate increase and budget expenditure proposals in excess of their actual needs.
(4) Regional uses of surplus firm power, including uses by existing or newly attracted Pacific Northwest industries, to provide long-term use of the surplus for job development.
(5) Power transmission intertie access.