§ 839. — Congressional declaration of purpose.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC839]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 12H--PACIFIC NORTHWEST ELECTRIC POWER PLANNING AND CONSERVATION
Sec. 839. Congressional declaration of purpose
The purposes of this chapter, together with the provisions of other
laws applicable to the Federal Columbia River Power System, are all
intended to be construed in a consistent manner. Such purposes are also
intended to be construed in a manner consistent with applicable
environmental laws. Such purposes are:
(1) to encourage, through the unique opportunity provided by the
Federal Columbia River Power System--
(A) conservation and efficiency in the use of electric
power, and
(B) the development of renewable resources within the
Pacific Northwest;
(2) to assure the Pacific Northwest of an adequate, efficient,
economical, and reliable power supply;
(3) to provide for the participation and consultation of the
Pacific Northwest States, local governments, consumers, customers,
users of the Columbia River System (including Federal and State fish
and wildlife agencies and appropriate Indian tribes), and the public
at large within the region in--
(A) the development of regional plans and programs related
to energy conservation, renewable resources, other resources,
and protecting, mitigating and enhancing fish and wildlife
resources,
(B) facilitating the orderly planning of the region's power
system, and
(C) providing environmental quality;
(4) to provide that the customers of the Bonneville Power
Administration and their consumers continue to pay all costs
necessary to produce, transmit, and conserve resources to meet the
region's electric power requirements, including the amortization on
a current basis of the Federal investment in the Federal Columbia
River Power System;
(5) to insure, subject to the provisions of this chapter--
(A) that the authorities and responsibilities of State and
local governments, electric utility systems, water management
agencies, and other non-Federal entities for the regulation,
planning, conservation, supply, distribution, and use of
electric power shall be construed to be maintained, and
(B) that Congress intends that this chapter not be construed
to limit or restrict the ability of customers to take actions in
accordance with other applicable provisions of Federal or State
law, including, but not limited to, actions to plan, develop,
and operate resources and to achieve conservation, without
regard to this chapter; and
(6) to protect, mitigate and enhance the fish and wildlife,
including related spawning grounds and habitat, of the Columbia
River and its tributaries, particularly anadromous fish which are of
significant importance to the social and economic well-being of the
Pacific Northwest and the Nation and which are dependent on suitable
environmental conditions substantially obtainable from the
management and operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System
and other power generating facilities on the Columbia River and its
tributaries.
(Pub. L. 96-501, Sec. 2, Dec. 5, 1980, 94 Stat. 2697.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in provision preceding par. (1) and in
par. (5), was in the original ``this Act'', meaning Pub. L. 96-501, Dec.
5, 1980, 94 Stat. 2697, known as the Pacific Northwest Electric Power
Planning and Conservation Act, which enacted this chapter, amended
sections 837, 838i, and 838k of this title, and enacted provisions set
out as notes under this section. For complete classification of this Act
to the Code, see Short Title note set out below and Tables.
Effective Date
Section 11 of Pub. L. 96-501 provided that: ``This Act [enacting
this chapter, amending sections 837, 838i, and 838k of this title, and
enacting provisions set out as notes under this section] shall be
effective on the date of enactment [Dec. 5, 1980], or October 1, 1980,
whichever is later. For purposes of this Act, the term `date of the
enactment of this Act' means such date of enactment [Dec. 5, 1980] or
October 1, 1980, whichever is later.''
Short Title
Section 1 of Pub. L. 96-501 provided in part that: ``This Act
[enacting this chapter, amending sections 837, 838i, and 838k of this
title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section] may
be cited as the `Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and
Conservation Act'.''
