Legal Opinion
State of California, Ex Rel. State Water Resources Board v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Rock Creek Limited Partnership, Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 6, 1989No. 87-7538PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUG, Circuit Judge:
The State of California petitions us to review the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s decision finding exclusive federal control over the setting of hydroelectric power project water flow rates. After examining the preemption implications of the Federal Power Act (“FPA”), 16 U.S.C. §§ 791a-825r (1982 & Supp. V 1987), we affirm the Commission’s conclusion that the Act awards the federal government sole authority to set flow rates.
BACKGROUND
Rock Creek is a small tributary of the South Fork of the American River near Placerville, California. Rock Creek runs entirely within…
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