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16 U.S.C. § 837 — Definitions
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As used in this chapter—
**(a)** “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy.
**(b)** “Pacific Northwest” means (1) the region consisting of the States of Oregon and Washington, the State of Montana west of the Continental Divide, and such portions of the States of Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming within the Columbia drainage basin and of the State of Idaho as the Secretary may determine to be within the marketing area of the Federal Columbia River power system, and (2) any contiguous areas, not in excess of seventy-five airline miles from said region, which are a part of the service area of a rural electric cooperative served by the Administrator on December 5, 1980, which has a distribution system from which it serves both within and without said region.
**(c)** “Surplus energy” means electric energy generated at Federal hydroelectric plants in the Pacific Northwest which would otherwise be wasted because of the lack of a market therefor in the Pacific Northwest at any established rate.
**(d)** “Surplus peaking capacity” means electric peaking capacity at Federal hydroelectric plants in the Pacific Northwest for which there is no demand in the Pacific Northwest at any established rate.
**(e)** “Non-Federal utility” means any utility not owned or controlled by the United States, including any entity (1) which such a utility owns or controls, in whole or in part, or is controlled by, (2) which is controlled by those controlling such utility, or (3) of which such utility is a member.
**(f)** “Energy requirements of any Pacific Northwest customer” means the full requirements for electric energy of (1) any purchaser from the United States for direct consumption in the Pacific Northwest, and (2) any non-Federal utility in that region in excess of (i) the hydroelectric energy a
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As used in this chapter—
**(a)** “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy.
**(b)** “Pacific Northwest” means (1) the region consisting of the States of Oregon and Washington, the State of Montana west of the Continental Divide, and such portions of the States of Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming within the Columbia drainage basin and of the State of Idaho as the Secretary may determine to be within the marketing area of the Federal Columbia River power system, and (2) any contiguous areas, not in excess of seventy-five airline miles from said region, which are a part of the service area of a rural electric cooperative served by the Administrator on December 5, 1980, which has a distribution system from which it serves both within and without said region.
**(c)** “Surplus energy” means electric energy generated at Federal hydroelectric plants in the Pacific Northwest which would otherwise be wasted because of the lack of a market therefor in the Pacific Northwest at any established rate.
**(d)** “Surplus peaking capacity” means electric peaking capacity at Federal hydroelectric plants in the Pacific Northwest for which there is no demand in the Pacific Northwest at any established rate.
**(e)** “Non-Federal utility” means any utility not owned or controlled by the United States, including any entity (1) which such a utility owns or controls, in whole or in part, or is controlled by, (2) which is controlled by those controlling such utility, or (3) of which such utility is a member.
**(f)** “Energy requirements of any Pacific Northwest customer” means the full requirements for electric energy of (1) any purchaser from the United States for direct consumption in the Pacific Northwest, and (2) any non-Federal utility in that region in excess of (i) the hydroelectric energy available for its own use from its generating plants in the Pacific Northwest, and (ii) any additional energy available for use in the Pacific Northwest which, under a then existing contract, the utility (A) can obtain at no higher incremental cost than the rate charged by the United States, or (B) is required to accept.
**(g)** Terms not defined herein shall, unless the context requires otherwise, have the meaning given them in the March 1949 Glossary of Important Power and Rate Terms prepared under the supervision of the Federal Power Commission.
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The purposes of this chapter, together with the provisions of other laws applicable to the Federal Columbia River Power System, are all intended to be construed in a consistent manner. Such purposes are also intended to be construed in a manner consistent with applicable environmental laws. Such purposes are:
(1) to encourage, through the unique opportunity provided by the Federal Columbia River Power System—
(A) conservation and efficiency in the use of electric power, and
(B) the development of renewable resources within the Pacific Northwest;
(2) to assure the Pacific Northwest of an adequate, efficient, economical, and reliable power supply;
(3) to provide for the participation and consultation of the Pacific Northwest States, local governments, consumers, customers, users of the Columbia River System (including Federal and State fish and wildlife agencies and appropriate Indian tribes), and the public at large within the region in—
(A) the development of regional plans and programs related to energy conservation, renewable resources, other resources, and protecting, mitigating and enhancing fish and wildlife resources,
(B) facilitating the orderly planning of the region’s power system, and
(C) providing environmental quality;
(4) to provide that the customers of the Bonneville Power Administration and their consumers continue to pay all costs necessary to produce, transmit, and conserve resources to meet the region’s electric power requirements, including the amortization on a current basis of the Federal investment in the Federal Columbia River Power System;
(5) to insure, subject to the provisions of this chapter—
(A) that the authorities and responsibilities of State and local governments, electric utility systems, water management agencie
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Subject to the provisions of section 835l of this title, that portion of the construction cost of any project hereafter authorized to be constructed, operated, and maintained by the Secretary of the Interior under the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto) within the Pacific Northwest which, though allocated to irrigation, is beyond the ability of the irrigation water users to repay within the repayment period prescribed by law for that project and cannot be returned within the same period from other project sources of revenue shall be charged to and returned within that period from net revenues derived from the marketing of commercial power and energy through the Federal Columbia River power system, unless otherwise provided by law. As used in this section, the term “Pacific Northwest” has the meaning ascribed to it in [section 837 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section837&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** Congress finds that in order to enable the Secretary of Energy to carry out the policies of Public Law 88–552 [[16 U.S.C. 837](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section837&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] relating to the marketing of electric power from hydroelectric projects in the Pacific Northwest, Public Laws 89–448 and 89–561 relating to use of revenues of the Federal Columbia River Power System to provide financial assistance to reclamation projects in the Pacific Northwest, the treaty between the United States and Canada relating to the cooperative development of the resources of the Columbia River Basin, and other applicable law, it is desirable and appropriate that the revenues of the Federal Columbia River Power System and the proceeds of revenue bonds be used to further the operation, maintenance, and further construction of the Federal transmission system in the Pacific Northwest.
**(b)** Other than as specifically provided herein, the present authority and duties of the Secretary of Energy relating to the Federal Columbia River Power System shall not be affected by this chapter. The authority and duties of the Administrator referred to herein are subject to the supervision and direction of the Secretary.
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 837a
Sec.
837c.
Contract limitations and conditions for use of
electric energy and peaking capacity of
plants in other marketing areas for use
within Pacific Northwest.
837d.
Exchange contracts.
837e.
Transmission lines for other electric energy;
rates.
837f.
Purchaser priority on Pacific Northwest
power; amendment of existing contracts
and new contracts to include priority provi-
sions.
837g.
Transmission lines between Pacific North-
west and Pacific Southwest; prohibition
against construction of lines or related fa-
cilities; exceptions of lines and facilities
recommended by Secretary or authorized
by Congress; authority of Secretary to con-
struct other transmission lines unaffected.
837g–1.
Construction of additional facilities by Sec-
retary of Energy for mutually beneficial
power sales between Pacific Northwest and
California; contribution of funds by non-
Federal entities.
837h.
Provisions not applicable to Canyon Ferry
project or benefits and exchanges under
Treaty between Canada and United States;
preference of power users in Montana not
modified.
§ 837. Definitions
As used in this chapter—
(a) ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of En-
ergy.
(b) ‘‘Pacific Northwest’’ means (1) the region
consisting of the States of Oregon and Wash-
ington, the State of Montana west of the Conti-
nental Divide, and such portions of the States of
Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming within the Colum-
bia drainage basin and of the State of Idaho as
the Secretary may determine to be within the
marketing area of the Federal Columbia River
power system, and (2) any contiguous areas, not
in excess of seventy-five airline miles from said
region, which are a part of the service area of a
rural electric cooperative served by
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