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<br />Fed8nI lit - I Vol. "' No. IlO I Monday, Mty 9, 1983 1 Notices
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<br />- emciellC)' wltbln the CllD8traiDta
<br />Nlmpoaed by Jaw, replatiOJl8, arrd
<br />C""._u..
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<br />C. Section B. Authoriti..
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<br />CI': Federal power iD the Boulder City
<br />Area it marketed in acr:onlurce wltIr the
<br />C. power IIWkelbIa aulhorillea iD Federal
<br />recI....1laa Ia_ (Act of Juno 17. 1102,
<br />32 Stat. _.. aD acto amtIDdatory
<br />tbereof. __entary thereto): the
<br />Depa.- il Jlaeray Orsllllization Act
<br />of 1lI'17 (lit Stat. 581i): and iD particular.
<br />thOle acto arrd amendmenta enabq the
<br />Boulder Canyon Project (05 Stal1057):
<br />Parker-Davia Project (49 Stat. 1028. 1039;
<br />68 Stat. 143): and the Colorado River
<br />Basin Project (82 Stat. 885).
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<br />Section C. Controctuollnformation
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<br />Power contracta will be implemented ./
<br />as existing contrects and contract
<br />extension. terminate, and as additional
<br />re.ources become available. The
<br />existing Boulder Canyon Project
<br />contracta terminate on May 31. 11187.
<br />The exi.ting Parker.Davis Project
<br />contrecte terminate on March 31, 19116.
<br />The Parker-Davi. Project contracto will
<br />be extended tbroU8h May 31, 11187. upon
<br />mutual agreement between Western and
<br />each individual contractor, in order to
<br />have common contract termination
<br />dates,
<br />The additional Parker-Davi. Project
<br />power will not be ovailable until
<br />operational integration in the Boulder
<br />City area i. implemented. Navajo power
<br />surplus to the needs of the Central
<br />Arizona Project and Title I Salinity
<br />Control Project (a. amended by Pub. L.
<br />96-336. September 0, 1980, 88 Stal 288),
<br />m.y be evailable a. early as July 198f.
<br />iDollrYin8 quantities, and will be
<br />markeleclilroa~rdance with these
<br />Criteria.
<br />Western will offer power contracta to
<br />e.ch contractor contalnlns the tel1llll
<br />and conditions and any opecial
<br />provisions which may be applicable to
<br />the power to be marketed under these
<br />Criteria. Sep.rate exhibit. to the
<br />contract. will identify ouch things as the
<br />.mounts of capacity and enel'8Y to be
<br />delivered on a monthly ba.ls from a
<br />particular Project. the point(.) of
<br />delivery. and the lIIlIXimum rate of
<br />delivery at each poiDt of delivery, These
<br />exhiblta will be prepared and modified
<br />as neceuary, Ifrequeated by tire
<br />contractor, Western. iD preparation of
<br />the exhiblta. will endeavor to
<br />.pproxlmate the individual contractor'.
<br />....onal and monthly en.1'8Y ....1"
<br />p.ttern. The extent to wblch Western
<br />will be able to accommodate these
<br />p.ttern., will be contingent upon .
<br />monthly enel'8Y evailability and
<br />required water releasea.
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<br />11Ie Projecta will be operationally
<br />Irr.....ted to improve the afticiency of
<br />the Federa1 ayatem in accordance with:
<br />the operatiODAl constraiDta of the
<br />Colorado River, bydro-pn>ject
<br />JIOWWPIaDla, and Navajo Generating
<br />StatiOll, as may be lmpoocd by tire
<br />Secretary of the Interior or authorized
<br />repretlentativaa: applicable JaWl; the
<br />pneral terma, conditiona, and principle.
<br />contained in the.. Critaria: and tire
<br />General Power Contract Provi.iOlll iD
<br />effect which are applicable to .
<br />particular Project.
<br />Lolli-term contracta for Parker-Davis
<br />Project power will terminate September
<br />30, 'JJX1T. Lo.....term contracte for Boulder
<br />Canyon Project power will terminate on
<br />September 30, 2.017, Lo.....term contracte
<br />for the Boulder Canyon Project will be
<br />subject to an enel'8Y revision on or
<br />about October 1, 'JJX1T, if deemed
<br />necellary by Western. due to the result.
<br />of then cummt bydrolosy .tudie.,
<br />Each Boulder Canyon Project and
<br />Navajo contractor will aIIo
<br />contractuaJJy agree to supply ite own
<br />reserves for power from these ""'lecta
<br />which meet or exceed Western Systems
<br />Coordinating Counell minimum reserve
<br />requiremente.
<br />Contracte for Boulder Canyon Project
<br />power will allow for a reducllon iD
<br />cap.city due to senerating unit outqe.
<br />caused by forced outages, m.int8lUlDce
<br />schedule., or reservior drawdown, Thi.
<br />reducllon will be based on the ratio
<br />each entity'. allocation ofBouldar
<br />Canyon Project capacity baan to the
<br />total Boulder Canyon Project capacity
<br />marketed. multiplied by the amount of
<br />capacity removed from .ervice, or not
<br />available because of reducllon in
<br />effective bead,
<br />Nolwithet.ndiBa lbe procedures in
<br />Section A of Part vm. below, We.tem.
<br />within the constrainta of river operation.
<br />iDtendc to permit each Boulder Canyon
<br />Project power contractor to .chedule
<br />loaded and unloaded .ynchronized
<br />I18ner.tion. the IUDI of wblch cannot
<br />exceed the amount of capacity reserved
<br />for the renewal offer to the iDdividual
<br />contractofl, To the extent that enel'8Y
<br />antitlementa are not exceeded. such
<br />pre\'ioualy ocheduled unloaded
<br />.ynchronlzed pneration may be used
<br />for resuJetiOll, ramplna. and splnnins
<br />reoerves tbrousb the use of a dynamic
<br />.fsnaJ. Theoe functiona will be
<br />developed by Western and Reclamation.
<br />in cooperation with tire Boulder Canyon
<br />Project power contractors. and
<br />implemented by contract and tbroU8h
<br />written operating lnstnrctiOJJll,
<br />Enel'8Y used for the purpooe of
<br />supplylna unloaded synchronized
<br />pneration to Boulder Canyon Project
<br />power contractofl will be accounted for
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<br />on a monthly ba.ia, and will be .upplied
<br />by the individual contractOfl tbroush
<br />reductionl iD en81'8Y deliverieo, in
<br />.uboequent monthe. as will be specified
<br />in the power CODtracto,
<br />Studies are iD JIIOIIIU. to detenolne
<br />tire pouible beneflta to lbe Central
<br />Arizona Project of combiDed marketill8
<br />of the Navajo IUOUI'C8 and the Boulder
<br />Canyon Project power allocated for use
<br />within Arizona, and to determine the
<br />amount of fundiDs that could feasibly be
<br />provided to the Bureau of Reclamation
<br />(Reclamation) by entities in the state of
<br />Arizona or political subdivialons of the
<br />State of Arizona, for lbe constnrction of
<br />a resuJatory .tor. unit or other
<br />features of the Central Arizon. Project.
<br />The resulta of these .tudies and the teno
<br />of iDdebtedness of any contributed
<br />fundiDs arrllll8emente that m.y result
<br />will have an effect upon the term of
<br />power contracte for the Navajo
<br />re.ouree. Therefore, Western will delay
<br />eetabliabment of. term of contr.ct for
<br />lOlli-term commitment. for Navajo
<br />power until the.e atudie. are completed,
<br />Weetem will purchase enel'8Y,lf
<br />necel.ary, .pecifically for the purpose of
<br />fuIfiIlins the enel'8Y oblisation. .bown in
<br />theoe Criteria for the Boulder Canyon
<br />Project and Parker-Davis Project: except
<br />lb.t for thooe Boulder Canyon Project
<br />contractofl that can provide !inning
<br />enel'8Y more emciently from their own
<br />resource., Western, on an ennual b..il,
<br />will agree to thole contractofl providill8
<br />their own !inning enel'8Y. Weltern will
<br />reduce the enel'8Y oblisation to thole
<br />contractofl proportion.tely. The COlt of
<br />!inning enel'8Y th.t is provided will be
<br />reimbursed in the y.ar in which it
<br />occun.
<br />The individual Projects will rem.in
<br />financially .earesated for the purpoles
<br />of accounting and Project rep.yment.
<br />The Boulder City Area r.te schedules
<br />for each individual Project will be
<br />developed to satisfy COlt recovery
<br />criteria for e.ch Project. Cost recovery
<br />criteria for the Boulder Canyon Project
<br />and for the United State. N.v.jo
<br />entitlement will be developed as p.rt of
<br />a oeparate public process. The P.rk....-
<br />D.vi. Project cost recovery criteria ik
<br />already eltablilhed:
<br />In seneral, the co.t recovery criteria
<br />will include componentl such as
<br />operation and maintenance,
<br />replacementa, bettermenta, amortiz.tion
<br />of lo.....term debt with interest. and
<br />other financial obligations of the
<br />Projecte. IIesInnln8 June 1, 1987, the rate
<br />for Boulder Canyon Project power will
<br />include a component to provide for a
<br />contribution to the Lower Color.do
<br />River Basin Development Fund, in
<br />accordance with the Colorado River
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