Legal Opinion
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 11, 1983No. Nos. 82-2021, 82-2026 and 82-2030PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GINSBURG.*
GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
The Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. §§ 791a-823a (1976 & Supp. V 1981), directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC, or Commission) to supervise the development of the nation’s navigable water resources and to license the construction and operation of hydroelectric projects on all bodies of water subject to federal jurisdiction.1 Calaveras County Water District (CCWD), a political subdivision of the State of California, applied to FERC for a license to build a hydroelectric power plant near Modesto,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Chemehuevi Tribe of Indians v. Federal Power CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Federal Power Commission v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Andrew G. Nelson, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Louisville Bridge Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
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