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<br />ben~fils on the rcdpienls of (he puwer in lerms uf <:OSI, availability and
<br />impacl nn Ihe envirnllment. As il mailer of puhlic policy, smplus power
<br />g~llerated 31 F~derally.owllcd facililies should h~ sold In prllfil-makillg
<br />privalely oWIl~d eleclri.:al ulililies ullly if il call1lu1 rcasollablv he dis.
<br />Irihuled dircclly In 11ll' genelal puhlic, Tlll'rc arc ","nernUS parallel
<br />Congressionally mundall'd prCklt.'lh:t:~ \l,:lwrc Ihe Ji~p(),..,ilinn of h~dl.'ral
<br />properly and I ighh ill prnpl'lly alld Ihl' <l\\ilnt of rtllllf;JCI.\ is a(.'l'tlll1-
<br />plishcd ill a llIannl..'r (har L'onh:rs hcnd'ih lHl ;"'1)L'(i~lI das~c~ 01' ~:ili/el1s or
<br />organil.al iOIl~ 10 achieve puhlic polil.'Y \)hjcll i\'L'~.
<br />Furlher, the prdefelh':c diUI'l"': hl'lp~, pn!\l'r\'t..' lhe l..'kLtrlC gCllclatioll
<br />indll'ilry a:-. a plllrali~li..: illdu.'llry i1t!;lill~t Ihe sflnng tfend Il)\\'ard (011-
<br />(colraliolll1f nllllrnl 0\'1=1 I..'hxlril" gCllCI al HHl in 111(: hillH.b l)! a ft.:\\' large
<br />il1vcslt)r~'-)\\'llcd IlIilili~,. TilL' prcfl,'rL'lh:l' c1all~I,..~, hy assuring Ihl' it\'ail-
<br />ahility 01 pllwer to small 1l111llicipally.I)\....IIL.:t1 IIlililk~ alld IInn.rrnlil
<br />cOl)p\:'rati\'~,..~, help, prol,:cl lhelll ag:lin....t .Ihll"il\l.' pr;.H.:licL'S or largl'r
<br />l:Om!ll'lilnr" The l,.'onlillllcd ~,IfL'lIg1h l11 llIuniclpal alld IILlIl'PIOfil 1I111i-
<br />lie, is t..:-....t.' 11 11;11 10 prnll'~1 IiiI..' puhlh': i.ll!.:till...1 llle allll'il'~ nf pri..,,:!' and
<br />supply wlliLIa art.' C(lIllIHtHl ill IlhHltlpllly illdtl...lrit...... hy PIl)\ idillg i.l
<br />"YJrJ...lil.'k" again~' whicli I Ill.' pl'rltu'IlLIIILL' of ill\"i."dtlr-llWlll'd lllililil:~
<br />Gill he g,allgl'd. alld ~l'l\'ing a... all ;ldjlllll.1 III Ihl.' illlJ1L'rfn:1 rq'lll.llillll III
<br />IhL' illl.JII~lry provided hy ~laIL' and l"L'dl'j~illq~ul.lhHY hod I!..'.... Addilitln~
<br />ally, IhL' prl:fL'I'e.'I1L'L' L'I;IlI~{,' PII)\ldl.'''' ltHlIlllIlIlillt.'''; \\ill1 lilt" 1I1l';1I1:, oj'
<br />rL1;\inil\~ i\ ml.:<.\~HI e or 11.\(::11 L:,'HII \\1 \\\ Cl ,kL"j:-.idll..... ilhl\h \I\g, pI \I't. i\\ ;\\1-
<br />alHhty f.lIH..I IlIClhods oj gCIIL'lcllillllllf L'ln:tril'il\_
<br />OppOl1CIlI:-. of lilt.: PI,_'l"clcIICl' d:lll'll' ;tlgllL' 111.11 111t~ IHt:krL'lh"l~ dill''''C
<br />pro\'i(k~ sllb~idi/~d POWI." I,) ,IDly.1 plJllioil of Illl' pllhllc and Ihell.!'ll!"""
<br />should h~ aO;lIldollcd. III poinl Ilf lac!, raiL'S rill" lilt.' sale Ilt' h'/kral
<br />PO\\.'l'f 10 hoth prL'fL'n..'lh':L' 1..'11....,1t)/IlCI\ illld III lloll-prckrL'IIL'l' L'lhIIIIlIL.I'l
<br />arL' nil! 'lIh~,idil.l'L1. hUI "rl' ...cl itlll,'\'l'I~, wl1iLlI lllll~. fl'pay I'l'lkl:d 1I1\"L''''(-
<br />1111.'111 ill the 1~H.:ililic'i_ TilL' dl:-.lrihlaliDll nl .tll prel"l.'fL'I\CL' !lll\H'l" II)
<br />inve....lol-(Iwlll,d 1I1ililll.." \\'ollld Il'dun: dcdlic raiL'.... P:lIIPllwilh: hy 1..)I11y
<br />IU/u 10 20/u-.i.l rcdlll:lioll far ~,III.llkr 111.111 Illal whidll'llldd h.... ilchl....VL'd
<br />hy r....duLing the pr(lfilS 01 tll'-' ill\.'c...lur-u\\i1l'l1 IIlililiL':-'. Sl'L'Plld, I he..
<br />c.\l'lIlplioll fllllll Il.'lk,ill 1;I.\e.'. I'll 1I111llit.:ipal L'ledliL' ullillil'.\ i'i lIul if
<br />\lIb-;iLly al i1II, bul ....illlpl~ L"IlIJlP1J:lIiLL' wilh IlIL' (.tlll'llilUlltlll~d pl11lllhi-
<br />lilHl :.Jgaill~l h.~dl'li.d [;(\1..''''' Oil ...I;IIL' ;lIld ItlL';d !~l)\'ellllllt'III...; rhL' 1~\L'IIlP-
<br />linn from la\l..... r~H IIllll-prlllil lllllily Llllllp.tlliL"\ is 1111\ ;\ .....pL'I..:iitl
<br />"hrl.'ak," hUI i'-i 1'lllnlllOIl III ;dllloll-prulll {I1!~.:llli/;iIltlll"_ III ;1I1~ L'\1..'11I.
<br />inVL'''itllJ"-OWlll'd ulililil...... fl'L'l'i\l.' lIi!!hly .'liF,nifil..'i1IIII;I'\ "hrL'ak:-." rr(\]lllhL'
<br />h:ucral gll'vCl"llllll.'IlI, <tlld ill 1lIi1IlY L.a',t:.... pay Pllly ill:,iglllfIL'dlll 1;1.'\1.:'" Ilr
<br />1l0W.\CS ~I all. ThirJ, IhL' rad IlIill lIul all pL'hnllS ...har~ l'l(IIi1l1y ill Ihe
<br />di....lriblllioll of nalil)llal rL'...IItIt"(I.''''' 11;1', llL'h'I hL'L'11 filII/H.I III ht: all ;llk-
<br />quail.' ground In prohihll Ih~ di....lrihLlllilll tl!' Ihi.l...,~ rl..'llllrn.... lutllL' gL'II-
<br />e:ral puhlil.', whe:re: Ihl' c..Ii:'llrihllli{}1l i... iICL"IHllpli'lhl..'d t)1l ...{Hlll.: ralional
<br />non.discrilllill:Jh)ry hasis. Sini..'L' Iln t~()\'L'f111l1L'lll~d L'lllily or (ill/l..'1l i... pro-
<br />hihilCd from orgalli/ing a wilily \\ hidl I.... digiblL' III re.'I...'~i\"l.' prL'klL'IlL'L'
<br />power, no improper ravorili~II1l.'Xlsh. hllally, I Ill' facl Ihal ...tlllle IL'gll-
<br />lalory ....'nmllllSsioll"i have incrca...cd Iheir vigll..wL'c O\"l,,:r 1I1ililY IHal'liccs
<br />ill reccnt years, an argulllL'1II dfkrec..l II:, lIiLl~C wilLI Wllllld ahnli...h IIlL'
<br />r>n,:f~rcncc dUlIsc. proviul's Illl jll'ilifiLalitlll for dilllini.llillg Ihe.: prt.'rcr.
<br />ellcc c1all~c, !\ince l..'V~11 ul ilS he..., I regulalloll i'i all impL'rfl..'l..'l ...ubstiIUIL'
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