Legal Opinion
The Chemehuevi Tribe of Indians v. Federal Power Commission, Arizona Public Service Company, Intervenors
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 19, 1973No. 71-2012PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MeCREE, Circuit Judge:
Thermal electric power plants, or “steam plants,” whether fossil-fueled or nuclear-fired, require large amounts of water to cool and thereby condense the steam after it passes through turbine rotors. In this appeal, we must decide whether fossil-fueled steam plants that obtain their cooling waters from a major river system of the United States in a manner affecting its navigability are subject to the licensing jurisdiction of the Federal Power Commission (FPC) under Part I of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 79la-823' (1970).
Petitioners contend that the FPC has…
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3Cited by25 opinions
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