Legal Opinion
Department of Water and Power of the City of Los Angeles v. Bonneville Power Administration
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 24, 1985No. 84-7618PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge.
The Department of Water and Power of the City of Los Angeles brings a direct appeal 1 challenging a policy implemented by the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration [BPA] which allocates use of electricity transmission lines connecting the Pacific Northwest with California. Reviewing the regulation in light of the broad range of powers statutorily granted to the Administrator, we uphold the validity of the regulation.
This case asks whether, to what extent and for what reasons, BPA can exercise control over the marketing of electricity generated in the…
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