Legal Opinion
Power Authority of the State of New York v. Federal Power Commission
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 11, 1965No. 75, Docket 28806PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATERMAN, Circuit Judge.
On July 15, 1953, the Power Authority of the State of New York was issued a license by the Federal Power Commission to construct certain power and navigation works on the St. Lawrence River. Article 27 of the license provided for the payment of annual charges by the Power Authority to the Commission in accordance with Section 10(e) of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. § 803(e). 1 The works having been constructed, the Power Authority was billed for the charges beginning July 17, 1958.
The Power Authority thereupon applied for total exemption from the charges under the…
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