94 STAT. 2700
PUBLIC LAW 96-501—DEC. 5, 1980 (B) which will result in an increase in power requirements of such customer of ten average megawatts or more in any consecutive twelve-month period. (14) "Pacific Northwest", region", or "regional" means— (A) the area consisting of the States of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, the portion of the State of Montana west of the Continental Divide, and such portions of the States of Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming as are within the Columbia River drainage basin; and (B) any contiguous areas, not in excess of seventy-five air miles from the area referred to in subparagraph (A), which are a part of the service area of a rural electric cooperative customer served by the Administrator on the effective date of this Act which has a distribution system from which it serves both within and without such region. (15) "Plan" means the Regional Electric Power and Conservation plan (including any amendments thereto) adopted pursuant to this Act and such plan shall apply to actions of the Administrator as specified in this Act. (16) "Renewable resource" means a resource which utilizes solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, biomass, or similar sources of energy and which either is used for electric power generation or will reduce the electric power requirements of a consumer, including by direct application. (17) "Reserves" means the electric power needed to avert particular planning or operating shortages for the benefit of firm power customers of the Administrator and available to the Administrator (A) from resources or (B) from rights to interrupt, curtail, or otherwise withdraw, as provided by specific contract provisions, portions of the electric power supplied to customers. (18) "Residential use" or "residential load means all usual residential, apartment, seasonal dwelling and farm electrical loads or uses, but only the first four hundred horsepower during any monthly billing period of farm irrigation and pumping for any farm. (19) "Resource" means— (A) electric power, including the actual or planned electric power capability of generating facilities, or (B) actual or planned load reduction resulting from direct application of a renewable energy resource by a consumer, or from a conservation measure. (20) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Energy. REGIONAL PLANNING AND PARTICIPATION
Pacific Northwest Hectric Power Conservation Planning Council, le^usc 839T*
SEC. 4. (a)(1) The purposes of this section are to provide for the prompt establishment and effective operation of the Pacific North^gg^ Electric Power and (Ilonservation Planning Council, to further the purposes of this Act by the Council promptly preparing and adopting (A) a regional conservation and electric power plan and (B) a program to protect, mitigate, and enhance fish and wildlife, and to otherwise expeditiously and effectively carry out the Council's responsibilities and functions under this Act. (2) To achieve such purposes and facilitate cooperation among the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, and with the Bonneville Power Administration, the consent of Congress is given for an agreement described in this paragraph and not in conflict with this Act, pursuant to which—
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