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PUBLIC LAW 93-454-OCT. 18, 1974

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(d) maintain the electrical stability and electrical reliability of the Federal system: Provided, however, That the Administrator shall not construct any transmission facilities outside the Pacific Northwest, excepting customer service facilities within any contiguous areas, not in excess of seventy-five airline miles from said region, which are a part of the service area of a distribution cooperative which has (i) no generating facilities, and (ii) a distribution system from which it serves both within and without said region, nor shall he commence construction of any major transmission facility within the Pacific Northwest, unless the expenditure of the funds for the initiation of such construction is specifically approved by Act of Congress. CONGRESSIONAIJ APPROVAL OF EXPENDITURES

SEC. 5. (a) Unless specifically authorized by Act of Congress, the Administrator shall not expend funds made available under this Act, other than funds specifically appropriated by the Congress for such purpose, to acquire any operating transmission facility by condemnation: Provided, That this provision shall not restrict the acquisition of the right to cross such a facility by condemnation. (b) A t least sixty days prior to the time a request for approval or authority under section 4 or 5 of this Act is sent to Congress, the Administrator shall give notice of such request to entities in the Pacific Northwest with which the Administrator has power sales or exchange contracts or transmission contracts or which have a transmission interconnection with the Federal transmission system.

16 USC 838c.

TRANSMISSION OF NON-FEDERAL POWER

SEC. 6. The Administrator shall make available to all utilities on a fair and nondiscriminatory basis, any capacity in the Federal transmission system which he determines to be in excess of the capacity required to transmit electric power generated or acquired by the United States.

16 USC 838d.

ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY

SEC. 7. Subject to the provisions of section 5 of this Act the Administrator may purchase or lease or otherwise acquire and hold such real and personal property in the name of the United States as he deems necessary or appropriate to carry out his duties pursuant to law.

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MARKETING AUTHORITY

S E C 8. The Administrator is hereby designated as the marketing agent for all electric power generated by Federal generating plants in the Pacific Northwest, constructed by, under construction by, or presently authorized for construction by the Bureau of Reclamation or the United States Corps of Engineers except electric power required for the operation of each Federal project and except electric power from the Green Springs project of the Bureau of Reclamation.

16 USC 838f.

RATES A N D CHARGES

SEC. 9. Schedules of rates and charges for the sale, including dispositions to Federal agencies, of all electric power made available to the Administrator pursuant to section 8 of this Act or otherwise acquired, and for the transmission of non-Federal electric power over

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