Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§838d Transmission of Non-federal Power
Title 16 › CHAPTER 12G — PACIFIC NORTHWEST FEDERAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM › § 838d
Summary
The Administrator must let utilities fairly use any extra federal transmission capacity that is not needed to carry U.S. government power.
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Title 16, §838d
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The Administrator shall make available to all utilities on a fair and nondiscriminatory basis, any capacity in the Federal transmission system which he determines to be in excess of the capacity required to transmit electric power generated or acquired by the United States.
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Transfer of Functions
Functions of Secretary of the Interior with respect to Bonneville Power Administration transferred to Secretary of Energy by section 7152(a)(1)(D), (2) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, with Bonneville Power Administration to be preserved as a distinct organizational entity within Department of Energy and headed by an Administrator.
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16 U.S.C. § 838d
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102