Actions by the Bonneville Power Administration To Implement the Long-Term Contracting Provisions of P.L. 96-501
EMD-81-140
Published: Sep 04, 1981. Publicly Released: Sep 04, 1981.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) statements about its responsibilities under P.L. 96-501 which requires it to offer initial long-term power sales contracts to customers. Congress had expressed concern that BPA might be seeking to have its customers sign power sales contracts earlier than what is necessitated by the timeframe set out in the Act.
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