Legal Opinion
Thomas Hodgson & Sons, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 13, 1995No. 93-1503, 94-1752PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.
Petitioner, Thomas Hodgson and Sons, Inc. (Hodgson), appeals from a second order by respondent, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), denying Hodgson a rehearing, and from' FERC’s finding that the operation of Hodgson’s China Mill hydroelectric plant (China Mill) came under the licensing jurisdiction of Section 23(b) of the Federal Power Act (FPA)21 pursuant to FERC’s “post-1935 construction” rule. FERC claims that for purposes of Section 23(b), shutting down a hydroelectric plant for twelve years after 1935 and powering it back up to its former…
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