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•Source: The Pacific Northwest EXectrlc Power Planning 

 and Conservation Act of 1980 



»<STAT.27» 



8.(d)(1) The first sentence of subsection (a) of section 13 of such Act is 



•mended by Inserting after the word "system." the following: "to implement the Adminis- 

 trators authority pursuant to the Padfic Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conser- 

 vation Act (including his authority to provide financial assistance for conservation meas- 

 ures, renewable resources, and fish and wildlife, but not including the authority to acquire 

 under section 6 of that Act electric power from a generating facility having a planned 

 capability greater than 50 average megawatts).".- 



».(d){2) The fourth sentence of such subsection (a) is amended by Inserting the 



following before the period at the end thereof; "issued by Government corporations". 



8.(d)(3) Such subsection (a) te further amended by Inserting the following be- 



fore the period at the end thereof: "prior to October 1. 1981. Such aggregate principal 

 limitation shall be Increased by an additional $1,250,000,000 after October 1, 1981. as 

 provided in advance in annual appropriation Acts, and such increased amount shall be 

 reserved for the purpose of providing funds for conservation and renewable resource 

 loans and grants in a special revolving account created therefor in the Fund. The funds 

 from such revolving account shall not be deemed State or local funds". 



8.(d)(4) Such subsection (a) is further amended by inserting the following after 



the fourth sentence thereof: "Beginning in fiscal year 1982. if the Administrator fails to 

 repay by the end of any fiscal year all of the amounts projected immediately prior to such 

 year to be repaid to the Treasury by the end of such year under the repayment criteria of 

 the Secretary of Energy and if such failure is due to reasons other than (A) a decrease in 

 power sale revenues due to fluctuating sfreamflows or (B) other reasons beyond the 

 control of the Administrator, the Secretary of the Treasury may incease the interest rate 

 applicable to the outstanding bonds issued by the Administrator during such fiscal year. 

 Such increase sha" be effective commencing with the fiscal year immediately following 

 the fiscal year during which such failure occurred and shall not exceed i per centum for 

 each such fiscal year during which such repayments are not in accord with such criteria. 

 The Secretary of the Treasury shall take into account amounts that the Administrator has 

 repaid in advance of any repayment criteria in determining whether to increase such rate. 

 Before such rate is increased, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 

 .Administrator and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, must be satisfied that the 

 Administrator will have the ability to pay such Increased rate, taking into account the 

 Administrator's obligations. Such increase shall terminate with the fiscal year in which 

 repayments (including repayments of the increased rate) are in accordance with the re- 

 payment criteria of the Secretary of Energy.". 



8.(e) Oause (2) of section l (b) of the Act of August 31 . 1 954 (78 Stat. 756) is 



amended to read as follows: "(2) any contiguous areas, not in excess of seventy-five 

 airline miles from said region, which are a part of the senrice area of a rural electric 

 cooperative served by the Administrator on the effective date of the Padfic Northwest 

 Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act which has a distribution system from which 

 h serves both within artd without sa<d region.". 



i6USC83Sk. 

 Am*, p. 2697. 

 4rt«.p.27l7. 



Rate inerea9e. 



Termifulion. 



16 use 937. 



Anr«.p.2697. 



ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 



Section 9. 



9.(a) Subject to the provisions of this Act. the Administrator is authorized to 



contract in accordance with section 2(f) of the Bonneville Project Act of 1937 (16 U.S.C. 



16 use 8391. 



