16 U.S.C. § 838b : US Code - Section 838B: Operation and maintenance of Federal transmission system; construction of improvements, betterments, additions and replacements; criteria

Search 16 U.S.C. § 838b : US Code - Section 838B: Operation and maintenance of Federal transmission system; construction of improvements, betterments, additions and replacements; criteria

The Secretary of Energy, acting by and through the Administrator,
shall operate and maintain the Federal transmission system within
the Pacific Northwest and shall construct improvements,
betterments, and additions to and replacements of such system
within the Pacific Northwest as he determines are appropriate and
required to:
(a) integrate and transmit the electric power from existing or
additional Federal or non-Federal generating units;
(b) provide service to the Administrator's customers;
(c) provide interregional transmission facilities; or
(d) maintain the electrical stability and electrical
reliability of the Federal system: Provided, however, That the
Administrator shall not construct any transmission facilities
outside the Pacific Northwest, excepting customer service
facilities within any contiguous areas, not in excess of seventy-
five airline miles from said region, which are a part of the
service area of a distribution cooperative which has (i) no
generating facilities, and (ii) a distribution system from which
it serves both within and without said region, nor shall he
commence construction of any major transmission facility within
the Pacific Northwest, unless the expenditure of the funds for
the initiation of such construction is specifically approved by
Act of Congress.