Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§838f Marketing of Federal Power; Sales Agent
Title 16 › CHAPTER 12G — PACIFIC NORTHWEST FEDERAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM › § 838f
Summary
The Administrator must market power from Pacific Northwest Reclamation and Corps plants built, underway, or authorized, except operational and Green Springs power.
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Title 16, §838f
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The Administrator is hereby designated as the marketing agent for all electric power generated by Federal generating plants in the Pacific Northwest, constructed by, under construction by, or presently authorized for construction by the Bureau of Reclamation or the United States Corps of Engineers except electric power required for the operation of each Federal project and except electric power from the Green Springs project of the Bureau of Reclamation.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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. Power marketing functions of Bureau of Reclamation, including
Construction
, operation, and maintenance of transmission lines and attendant facilities, transferred to Secretary of Energy by section 7152(a)(1)(E), (3) of Title 42, and are to be exercised by Secretary through a separate Administration within Department of Energy.
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16 U.S.C. § 838f
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102