Rochester Gas & Electric Corp. v. United States

OPINION AND ORDER

LETTOW, Judge.

This case presents an apparent issue of first impression concerning the Assignment of Contracts Act, 41 U.S.C. § 15, and the Assignment of Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3727. In its simplest terms, the question posed is whether a specific provision in the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (“NWPA”), Pub.L. No. 97-425, 96 Stat. 2202 (Jan. 7, 1983) (codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. §§ 10101-10270), supersedes the proscriptions and limitations set out in the otherwise generally applicable Assignment of Contracts Act and Assignment of Claims Act. That question is answered…