Legal Opinion
Occidental Chemical Corp. v. Power Authority of New York
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided April 11, 1991No. CIV-90-208C, CIV-90-391CPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BACKGROUND
CURTIN, District Judge.
The central issue in both of these cases is whether the Power Authority of the State of New York (“PASNY”) is authorized under the Niagara Redevelopment Act (“NRA”), 16 U.S.C. §§ 836, 836a, and/or its license issued thereunder by the Federal Power Commission (“FPC”), 19 F.P.C. 186 (Jan. 30, 1958), 1 to independently raise utility rates for Replacement Power as defined in the NRA. 16 U.S.C. § 836(b)(3). Plaintiffs in both cases allege that PASNY was without authority to raise rates and therefore violated section (b)(3) of the NRA, 16 U.S.C. § 836(b)(3), 2 and…
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