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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> (':) "4. <br /> {~._) <br /> ~.. <br />,'\ ..r;:.. <br /> -.J <br /> .... <br /> ~I 5. <br /> <br />Power shall be sold at the lowest possible rates consistent wltll souM <br />business principles. . . . . .. <br /> <br />"Tennessee VaLley Authority Act of 1933; Bonneville Act of 1937; <br />Fort Peek Ac.t of 1938; Flood Control Act of 1944. . <br /> <br />Power disposal shall be sueh as to eneou;rage widespread use and to <br />prevent monopolization. <br /> <br />"Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933; Rural E1eetri!i~ation Act <br />of 1936; Bonneville Act of 1937; Fort Peek Act of 1938; Flood Control <br />Act of 1944, <br /> <br />"These basic polieies. are prescribed by Congres.s, It Is the jobot thl!j <br />Depariment of the InterIor to carry them out, and to see that the adminIstration <br />of its power programs wUl lnlaet seCttre these obje~ives. The following prirt.,. <br />eiples are designed to implement theeongresslonal polley, They w"ill guide all <br />stalls andoffielals of the Department who deal with power. <br /> <br />"1. Piannlng and ConstrulrlIQD <br /> <br />. ~a, Hydroeleetriegenerating Jaeilliies shall be designed and installed in <br />all proje#ts where feasible. The projeetsl1allhave its own steam <br />standby and reserve .faCilities wh~re .n6ees!.uiry tolndependent operation <br />on an economical and elfldent b.asis. <br /> <br />"i), Fa.i:iiliUes shall be designed and installed to pr.ovide the type of power <br />andservieerequired by pubHe agencies a,nd cooperatives, <br /> <br />"e, Construction shall be economical and eHielent. <br /> <br />"d., Government hydroelectric plants withln a region shall be integrated <br />by transmission tie.s. <br /> <br />I 'e:!, <br /> <br />Transm1ssionout!ets to exi9ting .and pote:ntW whole~a1e:rna~k&ts shai! <br />be adequate to deli1fer power to .ii!'very pr~~err~d. ~Ui$tom.er within the <br />region upon fall' and reasonabJE:! terms, They mustoe owned a!1d <br />eontrolled by the Government unless privately-owned facilities shf:juld <br />be made available ttpont~rms whiCh assure lull at:1eomplishmentolihe <br />basie objectives of the .congressional power policy al1d which do l1o! <br />reward the private company simply beeau.se of its slrategici loeation <br />or monopolistie position. <br /> <br />. <br />:! <br />. lIt" <br />. <br />" <br />~ <br />. <br />. <br />~ <br />I <br />f <br /> <br />Allocations of cost on .:rnultiple-pl1rpose projects shall not result in <br />pow.er .consumers paying fortaeilities not fairly to be att.ribttted t.o the <br />operation .of the pow.er system, exeept as may be neeessaryto make <br />the project feasible as required by law. <br /> <br />- 14 - <br />