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<br /> <br />c') <br /> <br />, . <br /> <br />'I"'- <br />~ <br />~ <br />Q <br /> <br /> <br />"THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR <br />Washington <br /> <br /> <br />January 3. Ie:! <br /> <br />"MEMORANDUM ON POWER POLICY <br /> <br />"TO ALL STAFFS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR <br /> <br />"The Congress over a 40-yearperiod has enaeted a large numb$r <br />011a",s relating toeleetrltJal power aetivUies, Most, but not all. 01 these a~ts <br />relat~ s,peei!ieally to the Department of the Interior. . The others .serve eqqally <br />to illt the general poliey that mqst guide all Interior Department stall's AAd <br />oliiclals in their. admini.stration of power programs, In recent years t11e <br />Congf'eSS has greatly 1n:ereased the responsibilities of the Department for the <br />development and disposition of eleetrical energy. It is, therefore, appropJ;'iate <br />to reeapitttlate the guiding prineiples wh~h emerge from the individual attts fl1 <br />Congres.s, and which must govern the admWstrativeaetioIlSQfthis Department <br />in dls,eharging its respon.sibilities relating to eleetJ;'i~~il power. <br /> <br />"The Primary pbjeetives of the aets of CongreS.s (exeerpted irt the: <br />attal!:hme;nt) may be summarized as followS; <br /> <br />"I. Federal dams shall wherefea.sible include facilities for g,eneratinlt <br />ele~trieal energy, <br /> <br />"ReclanlatlonA,et of April 16. 1906; AetofJuly 25, 1912; tMTe11llel!>See <br />Valley Authority Aet ot 1933; the Flood Control Aets of 1.938, 1944 <br />and 1945. . <br /> <br />. "2. Preference in power sales.shall be givento publi~ agencies .e.nd poope:ra'" <br />tives. <br /> <br />"Re~lamation Act of .April 16, 1906; the 'Ralrer act~o~ Decembe.r 1.9, <br />. 1913; Fet'leral WE\.ter poW.er Aet of 1920, B9tllder CanyO;rl Mt of 1928; <br />Tennessee Villley Authority Aet 91 1933, Rural Elel>itrUieation A~t of <br />i936;Bonrte~til1e Aet ot 193'1; Fort PeelrMt of 19$8; Re~la.miltion <br />Project Act or 1939; Flood Control Act of 1044. ' . . <br /> <br />" <br />. <br />" <br /> <br />"3. Power di.spo.sal shall be for the particular benefit 01' domestic and <br />rural consumers. <br /> <br />. <br />. <br /> <br />J <br />u <br />. <br />i <br />o <br />~ <br /> <br />"Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933; Rural EleetrificaUon Aeot <br />of 1936; Bonneville Act of 1.937; Fort Peek A(ltol 1938, <br /> <br />. <br />. <br />o <br />.< <br /> <br />- 13 - <br />