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§ 832a

TITLE 16—CONSERVATION

thereafter, to be derived only from one or more
of the following sources: nonpower fund balances
and collections; investment returns of the
nonpower program; applied programmatic savings in the power and nonpower programs; savings from the suspension of bonuses and awards;
savings from reductions in memberships and
contributions; increases in collections resulting
from nonpower activities, including user fees; or
increases in charges to private and public utilities both investor and cooperatively owned, as
well as to direct load customers: Provided, That
such funds are available to fund the stewardship
activities under this section, notwithstanding
sections 11, 14, 15, 29 [16 U.S.C. 831j, 831m, 831n,
831bb], or other provisions of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act [16 U.S.C. 831 et seq.], as
amended, or provisions of the TVA power bond
covenants: Provided further, That the savings
from, and revenue adjustments to, the TVA
budget in fiscal year 1999 and thereafter shall be
sufficient to fund the aforementioned stewardship activities such that the net spending authority and resulting outlays for these activities
shall not exceed $0 in fiscal year 1999 and thereafter.

dental thereto, the dam, locks, power plant, and
appurtenant works under construction on August 20, 1937, at Bonneville, Oregon and North
Bonneville, Washington (called Bonneville
project in this chapter), shall be completed,
maintained, and operated under the direction of
the Secretary of the Army and the supervision
of the Chief of Engineers, subject to the provisions of this chapter relating to the powers and
duties of the Bonneville power administrator
provided for in section 832a(a) of this title
(called the administrator in this chapter) respecting the transmission and sale of electric
energy generated at said project. The Secretary
of the Army shall provide, construct, operate,
maintain, and improve at Bonneville project
such machinery, equipment, and facilities for
the generation of electric energy as the administrator may deem necessary to develop such electric energy as rapidly as markets may be found
therefor. The electric energy thus generated and
not required for the operation of the dam and
locks at such project and the navigation facilities employed in connection therewith shall be
delivered to the administrator, for disposition as
provided in this chapter.

(Pub. L. 105–62, title IV, Oct. 13, 1997, 111 Stat.
1338.)

(Aug. 20, 1937, ch. 720, § 1, 50 Stat. 731; July 26,
1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

CHANGE OF NAME

Public Law 104–206, referred to in text, is Pub. L.
104–206, Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 2984, known as the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1997.
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Tables.
The Tennessee Valley Authority Act, referred to in
text, probably means the Tennessee Valley Authority
Act of 1933, act May 18, 1933, ch. 32, 48 Stat. 58, as
amended, which is classified generally to this chapter.
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
section 831 of this title and Tables.

Department of War designated Department of the
Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947,
ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of act July
26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956,
ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted ‘‘Title 10, Armed Forces’’ which in sections 3010
to 3013 continued military Department of the Army
under administrative supervision of a Secretary of the
Army.

CODIFICATION

SHORT TITLE

Section was enacted as part of the Energy and Water
Development Appropriations Act, 1998, and not as part
of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 which
comprises this chapter.

Act Aug. 20, 1937, ch. 720, 50 Stat. 731, which enacted
this chapter, is popularly known as the ‘‘Bonneville
Project Act of 1937’’.

CHAPTER 12B—BONNEVILLE PROJECT

Functions of Secretary of the Interior with respect to
Bonneville Power Administration transferred to Secretary of Energy by section 7152(a)(1)(D), (2) of Title 42,
The Public Health and Welfare, with Bonneville Power
Administration to be preserved as a distinct organizational entity within Department of Energy and headed
by an Administrator.

Sec.

832.
832a.
832a–1.
832b.
832c.
832d.
832e.
832f.
832g.
832h.
832i.
832j.
832k.
832l.
832m.

Completion and maintenance of project; generation of electricity.
General administrative provisions.
Repealed.
Definitions.
Distribution of electricity; preference to public bodies and cooperatives.
Contracts for sale of electricity.
Rate schedules.
Elements in determining rates.
Purchase of supplies and services.
Miscellaneous administrative provisions.
Employment of personnel.
Deposit of receipts; authorization of appropriations.
Authority of Administrator.
Separability.
Sale of excess Federal power; fish and wildlife
conservation within Federal Columbia
River Power System; residential exchange;
personnel flexibility.

§ 832. Completion and maintenance of project;
generation of electricity
For the purpose of improving navigation on
the Columbia River, and for other purposes inci-

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

§ 832a. General administrative provisions
(a) Appointment of Administrator; powers and
duties
The electric energy generated in the operation
of the said Bonneville project shall be disposed
of by the said administrator as provided in this
chapter. The administrator shall be appointed
by the Secretary of Energy; shall be responsible
to said Secretary of Energy; and shall maintain
his principal office at a place selected by him in
the vicinity of the Bonneville project.
The Administrator shall, as in this chapter
provided, make all arrangements for the sale
and disposition of electric energy generated at
Bonneville project not required for the operation of the dam and locks at such project and
the navigation facilities employed in connection