Legal Opinion
Central Lincoln Peoples' Utility District v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 6, 1982No. 81-7561PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:
This case concerns the allocation of power under the newly enacted Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act, Pub.L.No.96-501, 94 Stat. 2697 (1980) (the Act). Public utility customers of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) contend that the power contracts offered to BPA’s industrial customers violate those provisions of the Act that give preference to public utilities in the allocation of power. Because we find no explicit exception to the *710unambiguous provisions of the Act that preserve the longstanding preference given to public…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Zuber v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. RutherfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Erlenbaugh v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- New England Power Co. v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Aluminum Co. of America v. Central Lincoln Peoples' Utility DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Public Utility Commissioner Of Oregon v. Bonneville Power AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Department of Water and Power of the City of Los Angeles v. Bonneville Power AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Central Lincoln Peoples' Utility District v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Forelaws on Board v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
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