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    16 USC Sec. 838                                              01/26/98

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    TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION


    CHAPTER 12G - PACIFIC NORTHWEST FEDERAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM

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    Sec. 838. Congressional findings; authority and duties of Secretary


        of Energy relating to Federal Columbia River Power System


        unaffected

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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 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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    (Pub. L. 93-454, Sec. 2, Oct. 18, 1974, 88 Stat. 1376; Pub. L.


    95-91, title III, Sec. 302(a)(1)(D), Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 578.)

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                             REFERENCES IN TEXT


      Public Law 88-552, referred to in subsec. (a), is act Aug. 31,


    1964, 78 Stat. 756, as amended, which is classified generally to


    chapter 12F (Sec. 837 et seq.) of this title.  For complete


    classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.


      Public Law 89-448, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 89-448,


    Sec. 1-3, June 14, 1966, 80 Stat. 200, as amended, which enacted


    sections 835j and 835k of this title and amended section 832h of


    this title.


      Public Law 89-561, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 89-561,


    Sec. 1-6, Sept. 7, 1966, 80 Stat. 707, which enacted sections 835l


    and 835m of this title and section 1962d-6 of Title 42, The Public


    Health and Welfare, and amended sections 835j and 835k of this


    title.

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                                SHORT TITLE


      Section 1 of Pub. L. 93-454 provided that: ''This Act (enacting


    this chapter) may be cited as the 'Federal Columbia River


    Transmission System Act'.''

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                           TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS


      ''Secretary of Energy'' substituted in text for ''Secretary of


    the Interior'' pursuant to Pub. L. 95-91, Sec. 302(a)(1)(D), which


    is classified to section 7152(a)(1)(D) of Title 42, The Public


    Health and Welfare.


      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, with Bonneville Power


    Administration to be preserved as a distinct organizational entity


    within Department of Energy and headed by an Administrator.