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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Introduction <br /> <br />The American Puhlic Power Asso<'ialilln, Ihe nalional service organila- <br />lion of Ihe Nalion', municipal and olher I,'cal puhlidy owned e!cclrie' <br />ulililies, has slrongly supporled Ihe hi>loric aUli-nll11l0poly or "prei'cr- <br />enee" clause in Federal law-which provides Ihal excess c1eclrk power <br />generaled at Federal racilil ies should he offered firsl 10 slale and local <br />governmental cnritics and 10 pri\'al~. non-profll oqH.wi/ation~. <br />'I his provision-which has heen a pari of many Federal laws ,ince Ihe <br />early days or Ihis ce'lImy-is again under dh<'ussiou. The Lloard or <br />Directors of the American Puhlie' Power As"ocialion in 197H direeled <br />Ihe preparalion of Ihi, repOrl, es<cnlially a hhllHic,,1 review of Ihe pre- <br />ference clause, and an ex.aminl..IIioll of jl~ illl(ll)rlan~(' ill the Jailer pari <br />or Ihe Iwenlielh eenlmy, <br />AUlhor or Ihis reporl is I.ee C. While, rUlIller chairman or Ihe <br />Federal Power Cummission, Mr, While ha, ,el<ed onlhe Ic~al Sian of <br />Ihe Tennessee Valley AUlhorilY, on Ihe 'Iafts or Iwo Uniled Slales <br />Senators, anl,! as spedal eoun,e1ln hnlh Pre,idenl John F, Kennedy and <br />Presidenl Lyndon (3, Johnson, in addilion 10 hi, ehairmallShip of Ihe <br />Federal Power Commission rrom 1%01" 196'), <br />Mr, While euneludes Ilml chanl\ill~ cundilious loday "make il more <br />imperative than ever" (hal Ihc prch..'rclIl'c dau:-.c rdalillg (0 di.....po~iliun <br />of Federal power be eOnlillued as 'Ollllll puhlic pulie'y, <br /> <br />AI EX RADIN <br />t\l'("II,i~'(' J>;n'l'fnr <br />All1l'li(alll)ubli~ Powc:r A..~o~iillillll <br /> <br />3 <br />