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Rural Cooperatives: Information on Two Rural Electrification Administration Proposals

RCED-86-101 Published: May 30, 1986. Publicly Released: May 30, 1986.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO obtained information on: (1) the advantages and disadvantages of the Rural Electrification Administration's (REA) engineering standards proposal; and (2) the basis for and potential impacts of the REA proposal to revise its loan approval criteria.

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Construction costsElectric utility constructionLoansRural economic developmentStandards (engineering)Industry standardsBid proposalsEngineeringConstructionRural electrification