16 U.S.C. § 824r

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 824r - Protection of transmission contracts in the Pacific Northwest

(a) Definition of electric utility or person

In this section, the term "electric utility or person" means an electric utility or person that-

(1) as of August 8, 2005, holds firm transmission rights pursuant to contract or by reason of ownership of transmission facilities; and

(2) is located-

(A) in the Pacific Northwest, as that region is defined in section 839a of this title; or

(B) in that portion of a State included in the geographic area proposed for a regional transmission organization in Commission Docket Number RT01-35 on the date on which that docket was opened.

(b) Protection of transmission contracts

Nothing in this chapter confers on the Commission the authority to require an electric utility or person to convert to tradable or financial rights-

(1) firm transmission rights described in subsection (a); or

(2) firm transmission rights obtained by exercising contract or tariff rights associated with the firm transmission rights described in subsection (a).

16 U.S.C. § 824r

June 10, 1920, ch. 285, pt. II, §218, as added Pub. L. 109-58, title XII, §12351235,, 119 Stat. 960.

Commission: "Commission" and "Commissioner" means the Federal Power Commission, and a member thereof, respectively;
State: "State" means a State admitted to the Union, the District of Columbia, and any organized Territory of the United States;
person: "person" means an individual or a corporation;