FEDERAL · 16 U.S.C. · Chapter SUBCHAPTER II—REGULATION OF ELECTRIC UTILITY COMPANIES ENGAGED IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE
Protection of transmission contracts in the Pacific Northwest
16 U.S.C. § 824r
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ChapterSUBCHAPTER II—REGULATION OF ELECTRIC UTILITY COMPANIES ENGAGED IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE
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16 U.S.C. § 824r.
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(a)Definition of electric utility or person
In this section, the term "electric utility or person" means an electric utility or person that—
(1)as of August 8, 2005, holds firm transmission rights pursuant to contract or by reason of ownership of transmission facilities; and
(2)is located—
(A)in the Pacific Northwest, as that region is defined in section 839a of this title; or
(B)in that portion of a State included in the geographic area proposed for a regional transmission organization in Commission Docket Number RT01–35 on the date on which that docket was opened.
(b)Protection of transmission contracts
Nothing in this chapter confers on the Commission the authority to require an electric utility or person to convert to tradable or financial rights—
(1)firm transmission rights des
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§ 839a
16 U.S.C. § 839a
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History
(June 10, 1920, ch. 285, pt. II, §218, as added Pub. L. 109–58, title XII, §1235, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 960.)
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