Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 27.09.1996

Policy on Excess Federal Power

On March 29, 1996, BPA initiated a public process to develop a policy to implement the excess federal power marketing provisions of the Energy and Water Development Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-46, Sec. 508(a) and (b), 109 Stat. 402, (1995) (codified at 16 U.S.C. Sec. 832m) (hereinafter ``P.L. 104-46''). BPA published a proposed policy in the Federal Register for public review and received comment during a 60-day public comment period. BPA has considered all comments received and has finalized its policy to implement this new power marketing authority. The policy is published below. A Record of Decision (ROD) regarding this policy has been prepared and explains the public process; the distinction between BPA's surplus power marketing under prior legislation and excess federal power marketing activities under P.L. 104-46; provides an overview and delineates BPA's final policy on excess federal power; responds to public comment; explains this action's compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act; and adopts a final policy on excess federal power. The publication of this policy and execution of the ROD is a final action of the BPA Administrator under section 9(e) of the Pacif