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Show 293 sources of supply, and existing and possible interconnections between power plants and power systems, both public and private.205 Also, in federal development as in nonfederal development, existing law makes specific provision for consideration of fish and wildlife resources.206 Marketing of Federal Power.-At the outset, it should be borne in mind that federal power-marketing operations are confined almost entirely to the wholesaling of power.207 Ac- count must be taken of this fact in the following examination of legislation concerning power-market surveys, rates, trans- mission lines, preferences, and marketing agencies. Power-Market Surveys.-As already noted, the Federal Power Commission makes continuing surveys and technical studies of market areas within economic transmission distance of proposed hydroelectric plants to determine their usable ca- pacity, possible rate of development, and type of load for which they are suitable.208 These studies are made not only in con- nection with proposed federal power developments but are also conducted as a part of the Commission's studies of the electric industry generally, including analysis of power markets, trans- mission networks, interconnections, and related matters under Part II of the Federal Power Act.209 As a part of their power- 208 Noteworthy in this connection is a 1934 preliminary report transmitted to Congress by President Franklin Roosevelt, concerning a comprehensive plan for the improvement and development of rivers of the United States and contemplating legislation providing for flood control, navigation, irriga- tion, and development of hydroelectric power. Development op the Rivebs of the United States, H. Doc. No. 395, 73d Cong., 2d sess., p. 54 (1934). See also a discussion of multiple uses in Report of the National Resoubces Board, pp. 263-265 (1934). 206 See infra, pp. 327-330. 207 In the case of TVA, however, the Board has "power to construct trans- mission lines to farms and small villages that are not otherwise supplied with electricity at reasonable rates." Act of May 18, 1933, § 10, 48 Stat. 58, 64, as amended, 16 U. S. C. 831i. 208 See, e. g., Missouri Basin Power Market Study, November 1947; Power Market Survey, New England, August 1949; Power Market Survey, Southwestern Region, June 1950, Federal Power Commission. 209 Id. |
