Powerplant Siting: Hearings, Ninety-second Congress, Second Session, on S. 1684 ... S. 1915 ... S. 3631 ... April 28, May 15, and June 1, 1972 |
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Page 704 - International Storage reservoir project constructed on Rio Grande pursuant to the treaty between the United States and Mexico shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Interior who shall transmit and dispose of such power and energy in such manner as to encourage the most widespread use thereof at the lowest possible rates to consumers,
Page 930 - if such park, recreation area, refuge, or historic site is of National, State, or local significance as determined by the Federal, State, or local officials having jurisdiction thereof, unless (i) there is no feasible and prudent alternative to the use of such land, and (ii) all possible planning is done to
Page 935 - no action may be commenced under this subsection prior to sixty days after the plaintiff has given notice of the violation to the appropriate certifying agency and to the appropriate electric or Federal electric entity. Nothing in this section shall restrict any right which any person or class of persons may have under any statute or common law.
Page 677 - enacted in 1935, directs the Commission to encourage and promote an abundant supply of electric energy throughout the Nation with the greatest possible economy and with regard to the proper utilization and conservation of natural resources, Section 202(a), 16 USC 824a(a). A number of specific regulatory actions may
Page 932 - (a) The consent of the Congress is hereby given to two or more States to negotiate and enter into agreements or compacts not in conflict with any law or treaty of the United States for cooperative effort and mutual assistance in certifying sites and related bulk power supply facilities of electric entities,
Page 875 - may result in any discharge into the navigable waters . . . shall provide the licensing or permitting agency with a certification from the State in which the discharge originates.... that such activity will be conducted in a manner which will not violate applicable water quality standards." 32 Thus, most fossil-fueled and nuclear
Page 713 - Section 1.37 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. 18 CFR 1.37). The American Public Power Association and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association offer suggestions relative to the make-up of the reliability councils, particularly with respect to participation therein by smaller publicly owned or cooperatively owned systems such as distributors which do not
Page 709 - The purpose of the Act is: to declare a national policy which will encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between man and his environment ; to promote efforts which will prevent or eliminate damage to the environment and
Page 702 - (74 Stat. 488, 33 USC 701c). This Act authorized the construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control and other purposes. It provides that, penstocks or other facilities for future hydroelectric developments may be installed when approved by the Secretary of War upon the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers and the Federal Power Commission. Flood Control Act of
Page 708 - (49 Stat. 939). This interstate compact was created in 1935 to conserve oil and gas by the prevention of physical waste thereof from any cause, and has been extended by the compacting states and consented to by the Congress for successive periods to the present time. The compact, now Joined in by the states of