Legal Opinion
Clark-Cowlitz Joint Operating Agency v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 11, 1987No. 83-2231PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STARR, Circuit Judge:
This case involves a contest for a license to operate a hydroelectric power plant in the Pacific Northwest. The legal issues generated by the contest, however, far transcend the question of which of two competitors will win the right to operate the plant in question. To the contrary, the case involves fundamental issues of the power of an administrative agency to change its interpretation of law and to take regulatory action based upon that new interpretation.
The specific issue before us is whether in competing for a license, a public entity, the Clark-Cowlitz Joint…
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