Puget Sound Power & Light Company v. Federal Power Commission

J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

PROCEEDINGS BELOW

In 1964 Puget Sound Power and Light Company (Puget) filed an application with the Federal Power Commission (FPC) seeking a determination that the FPC had no jurisdiction over a hydroelectric project built by Puget in 1904. In the alternative, if jurisdiction was found, Puget sought a license for the project.

The matter was heard by an administrative law judge, who found that the FPC had no jurisdiction over Puget’s hydroelectric project and dismissed the application. The FPC reversed the administrative law judge, finding that the project was…