16 U.S.C. § 831j

Equitable distribution of surplus power among States and municipalities; improvement in production of fertilizer

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It is declared to be the policy of the Government so far as practical to distribute and sell the surplus power generated at Muscle Shoals equitably among the States, counties, and municipalities within transmission distance. This policy is further declared to be that the projects herein provided for shall be considered primarily as for the benefit of the people of the section as a whole and particularly the domestic and rural consumers to whom the power can economically be made available, and accordingly that sale to and use by industry shall be a secondary purpose, to be utilized principally to secure a sufficiently high load factor and revenue returns which will permit domestic and rural use at the lowest possible rates and in such manner as to encourage increased domestic and rural use of electricity. It is further declared to be the policy of the Government to utilize the Muscle Shoals properties so far as may be necessary to improve, increase, and cheapen the production of fertilizer and fertilizer ingredients by carrying out the provisions of this chapter.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 11 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1954–2022 · leading case: David Holbrook v. Tennessee Valley Authority

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David Holbrook v. Tennessee Valley Authority (2022) ca4 “The most important provision for our purposes is § 11, which is codified at 16 U.S.C. § 831j. 4 USCA4 Appeal: 21-1415 Doc: 49 Filed: 09/07/2022 Pg: 5 of 27 Act, §§ 1, 22–23.”

Mobil Oil Corporation v. Tennessee Valley Authority (1974) alnd “16 U.S.C. §§ 831j and 831n-4(li) (1970). 8 .”

Kentucky Agricultural Energy Corp. v. Bowling Green Municipal Utilities Board (1989) kywd · cites it 2× “a secondary purpose, to be utilized principally to secure a sufficiently high load factor and revenue returns which will permit domestic and rural use at the lowest possible rates and in such manner as to encourage increased domestic and rural use of electricity____” 16 U.S.C. §…”

4-County Electric Power Ass'n v. Tennessee Valley Authority (1996) mssd “16 U.S.C. § 831j. Claims for breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and breach of fiduciary duty are set forth in counts two, three and four, respectively, and count five alleges that the power contract and supplement, if construed as…”

City of Loudon, Tenn. v. Tennessee Valley Authority (1984) tned “” 16 U.S.C.A. § 831j. The provisions cited are not conflicting.”

Volunteer Electric Cooperative v. Tennessee Valley Authority (1954) tned “” 16 U.S.C.A. § 831j. The provisions cited are not conflicting so as to vitiate the effectiveness of one as opposed to the other.”

City of Tullahoma, Tennessee v. Coffee County, Tennessee (1962) tned “” 16 U.S.C. § 831j, It is commendable, that the T.”

Allen v. Electric Power Board of the Metropolitan Government (1976) tnmd “*8 Indeed, given the practical problems involved in the meter reading procedure, it seems to be a pragmatic, logical, and economically justified method for complying with the Congressional mandate of 16 U.S.C. § 831j, that the TVA adopt procedures “which will permit domestic and…”

Village of Bergen v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (1994) cadc “16 U.S.C. § 831j (1988) (emphasis added).”

Holbrook v. Tennessee Valley Authority (2021) vawd “16 U.S.C. § 831j (emphasis added). Beginning in 2010, through its Strategic Pricing Plan, TVA adopted a series of rate changes that were intended to be revenue neutral.”

Alabama Power Co. v. Tennessee Valley Authority (1996) alnd “This policy is further declared to be that the projects herein provided for shall be considered primarily as for the benefit of the people of the section as a whole and particularly the domestic and rural consumers to whom the power can economically be made available, and…”

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