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M-S-R PUB. POWER AGENCY v. BONNEVILLE POWER ADMIN.

Public Utilities
A power administration's method for calculating ten-year forecasts of excess federal power was contrary to Congress's clear intent under the Excess...

WILLIAMS v. PROF'L TRANSP., INC.

Contracts, Public Utilities, Transportation
The district court's enforcement of a settlement agreement between a transportation company and a common carrier was proper and did not exceed...

KA MAKANI 'O KOHALA OHANA INC. v. DEP'T OF WATER SUPPLY

Environmental Law, Public Utilities
Actions taken by the U.S. Geological Survey and HUD, in the preliminary stages of a water diversion project, did not constitute "major federal action"...

CLIFTON POWER CORP. v. FERC

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Public Utilities
Petition for review of a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission order imposing a civil penalty, for failure to install stream-flow monitoring equipment...

BD. OF WATER, LIGHT & SINKING FUND COMM'RS OF THE CITY OF DALTON, FLORIDA v. FED. ENERGY REGULATORY COMM'N

Administrative Law, Oil and Gas Law, Public Utilities
FERC orders, permitting the construction of a direct delivery connection between a gas company's pipeline and one of petitioner's customers, were not...

PROCESS GAS CONSUMERS GROUP v. F.E.R.C.

Administrative Law, Oil and Gas Law, Public Utilities
The FERC's approval of a pipeline company's proposed tariff revision method, for awarding pipeline capacity and allocating meter amendments, was...

SOUTHERN CO. v FED. COMMUNICATIONS COMM'N

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Public Utilities
In challenges to several FCC guidelines implementing 1996 Amendments to the Pole Attachments Act (Act), the FCC erred in finding that the Act extends...

CITIES OF AUSTIN, DALLAS, FT. WORTH, & HEREFORD v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TEL. CO.

Communications Law, Public Utilities
Texas Utilities Code Chapter 58 does not, either expressly or impliedly, authorize the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) to circumvent its...

WATSON COGENERATION CO. v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Contracts, Government Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities, Tax Law
It was proper for the Los Angeles County Assessor to consider the actual income stream resulting from an above-market price, government-facilitated...

CONSOL. EDISON CO. OF NEW YORK, INC. v. PATAKI

Constitutional Law, Public Utilities
Chapter 190 of the Laws of 2000 of New York, concerning negligence at nuclear facilities and recovery of costs from rate payers, is an...