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<br /> <br />, . ~. <br /> <br />o <br />.., <br />".,~ <br />17'''' <br />~ <br />......1: <br />f\:) <br /> <br />"II. Operation and Sales. <br /> <br />"a, Active assistance, from the v~ry beginning of the planning and authori,- <br />zation ot a project, shall be given to the organization of public agendes <br />and cooperatives for the distribution of power in .each projeet area. <br />The statutory objectives are not .attained by merely waiting for a <br />preferred Customer to ,Come f'orward and offer to purchase the power. <br /> <br />. 'il, Operations shall be economiCal and efficient, <br /> <br />"tI. Wholesale rate schedules Shall be nondiscriminatory and shall be <br />designed to bring power at the lowest possible rates to distributors <br />that are p!'incipally $el:'Ving domestic and rural consumers. <br /> <br />"d. Resale rate and other provisions shall be:inc.htded :inwholesale contracts <br />with distributors to insure that power is furnished to the ultimate Con- <br />sumer at the lowest possible rates, which shall re:tleet as nearly as may <br />be the Cost of the s.el:'Vice. <br /> <br />"a, Public agencies al'1d cooperatives shall be encouraged to buUd diversH'ied <br />loads and markets and neither the. operatlon$northe markets of these <br />agencies or of' theGoveI'ltmenttacUit!e$ shall be restrW.ed by cCQntraet$ <br />or operating agreement$ Whii:lh might serve to liinit the wides.pread u(:;e <br />of the powe!' from the Federal project. <br /> <br />"f, .No contracts shall be made that operate to foreclose pUblicagene!es <br />and cooperatives trom obtaining pOWer from the Government proje.C'l:. <br />Contra~ts w.ith these o!'ganizations shall re.cognize their preferenttal <br />Character and assure them full opportunity to secure the benefits of <br />Federal power. Contraats with p!'ivately owned .companies shall be <br />limited in time and ii;hall contain provisio,ns tor thecancellation or <br />modiiiclltion by the Government as ne/'!essary to ensure preference to <br />pUblic agencie~ andeooperatiyes, <br /> <br />"g, Rates, (: ant racts and finan.cia! data shall be made public, <br /> <br />"h. A diversified development otthe industries and reso1.lr~es of the region <br />. shall be given Mtive en~our~ge;ment :in ,order tQbenetit thedoadtll.c:itor <br />and to promote the eeonomie stability ot the proje!!:t as ..vella.s tos.id <br />, in regional developmept. . .". <br />, w': ' <br /> <br />, <br />. " ' <br />" 1. <br />. <br />. <br />-' <br />u <br />. <br />i <br />. <br />~ <br />. <br />. <br />~ <br /> <br />Public agencies and cooperatives Which are existing or potential <br />customers of the Federal project shall be given .every assistanee in <br />promoting sound programs and operations, <br /> <br />~ 15 .~ <br /> <br />'I <br />