16 USC 838n - Columbia Basin power management

U.S Code last checked for updates: Apr 29, 2024

§ 838n.

Columbia Basin power management

(a)

Definitions

In this section:

(1)

Account

(2)

Administrator

(3)

Canadian Entitlement

(b)

Transmission coordination and expansion

(1)

Establishment

(2)

Criteria

(A)

In general

(B)

Application

Subparagraph (A) shall be effective after the later of—

(i)

September 16, 2024; and

(ii)

the date on which the Canadian entitlement value calculation is terminated or reduced to the actual electric power value to the United States, as determined by the Administrator.

(3)

Consultation

(4)

Authorization

(c)

Increased hydroelectric capacity

(1)

In general

The Commissioner of Reclamation shall rehabilitate and enhance the John W. Keys III Pump Generating Plant—

(A)

to replace obsolete equipment;

(B)

to maintain reliability and improve efficiency in system performance and operation;

(C)

to create more hydroelectric power capacity in the Pacific Northwest; and

(D)

to ensure the availability of water for irrigation in the event that Columbia River water flows from British Columbia into the United States are insufficient after September 16, 2024.

(2)

Authorization of appropriations

(d)

Power coordination study

(1)

In general

(2)

Criteria

The study conducted under paragraph (1) shall analyze—

(A)

projected changes to the Pacific Northwest electricity supply;

(B)

potential reductions in greenhouse gas emissions;

(C)

any potential need to increase transmission capacity; and

(D)

any other factor the Administrator considers to be relevant for increasing bilateral coordination.

(3)

Coordination

In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall coordinate, to the extent practicable, with—

(A)

the 1

 So in original. The word “the” probably should not appear.

British Columbia or a crown corporation owned by British Columbia;

(B)

the Assistant Secretary;

(C)

the Commissioner of Reclamation; and

(D)

any public utility districts that operate hydroelectric projects on the mainstem of the Columbia River.

(4)

Authorization of appropriations

(Pub. L. 117–58, div. D, title I, § 40113, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 947.)

cite as: 16 USC 838n