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UF00083704_00007_pdf.txt

More. Keeley O. Iteuere

Guinea

On-ittee on lntoretnte end
loreign Co-erce

loo. 2125

leme douee Office Milling

Heehinxton. I. c. 205l5

Deer It. Choir-n:

Thie ie in reeponee to your requeet ot hhruery 12 for the
view of the Advieory On-ieeion on hteraoverI-entel Ieletione
with reepect to a. I. 66. the propoeed "Interw'ementel
Utility Conn-er Coneel Act of 1,09." rho onion hee token
no tor-e1 poeition Iith reepect to thie lelieletion. The following
cemente, therefore. oonetitnte ete reoctione to certein of ite
intergoverI-entel provieione:

lint, mder Section 106. the Couleel in euthorieed
to mete grente to "eny ltete or locel moment, or e
conbinetion of each gone-ate, thet eerve e populetion
of 100,000 or note pereono, for eeeietin; en Office of
Utility Coneuere' Comeel having functions ooqereble
to the Office oeuhliehed under Section 101, 102, end
103 of the prepoeed legieletion. Thin enthority end
the provieione relating to it, cited in Section 106.
involve e cleer cut ecceptence of the pnject pent
epproech to providing hdenl ueietnoe to each Itete
end lonel Officee. Ae each, it givee wide diecretion
to the Camel. The Ibo-co of en epportioment tor-
mle. en intreetete ellocetion brain. or even e
einple pmieo eating that no lore then e certein
percentege ot the (nude eveileble eey he epent in my
one State-ll tend to hroeden tho dieolethn of the
Couneel. niee the poeeihility of conflict betvoen
Stet: end locel onion. end nonetitute e tether impre-
ciee etetuent of W010! intent.

Honorable Harley 0. Stauera

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Second. Sactioo 108 Ihich euthoriaaa the Camel
to (uni-h technical advice nd eaeiataace, on requeat, to
a State. local governent. college of other nonprofit or-
unintion for tho par-poee of eatabliahina and carrying
out any program of unity cocoa-er iotamt within the
purpoaea of the prop. Act might call ha anointed in
light of Title 111 of I. L. 90-577 (tho lutorgomtal
Cooperation Act of 1968). tho latter penita all Iodaral
departnnu and agenciea. abject to Dorm oi the Mgat
regulation. to provide apocialiaod and technical aaaia-
taco to State and local momenta on a reinburaabla
haaia. By way o! cootraat. Section l of the propoaed
legialatioo indioataa that the Comal lay accept pay-eota
in whole or in part tor coat 0! performing or finiahing
auch apeoialiaed aaeiataace.

third. Section ll! would on. to raiao the quation:
abet agency or inatrt-eotality ia aaeiped the taak of
coaputioa the "wt equal to one-tenth of l per conu-
of the aggregate annual groaa operating revennea at all
utilitiea'"!

The Adviaory Co-iaaion appuciataa thia opportunity to

wreaa ita vim with reapoct to n. I. 10866. the mono,
TntetsovarI-eotel Utility nonmeta' Comel Act of 1969."

Sincere ly .

hrria Bryant
Chairman

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Becond, Section Isle whicu out-borigen the Colinsel a f.uroish tecin ical advice arad missistance, op requesh to e :state, local g.evernil.eng college of other norsprofit nr.a:tizat idli for CI'O purges@ Cf PStal>iiStiing a-itl cilri-yi E.gt --M aEay ifrt'gral:| if itti.lity I'.0/IllUlner iTatereSE bliEllial C-It' purpose al ttie ,1.ipased Act ;night well be exa;t-ined in !iett. u[ Titit! III ..f P. i.. 941-5T/ (the Interseverni.ental wopera:tier. Act of 1]t...), ne latter permits 31L Federal etel.arenente asiel ar;en las, subject to Bureau of Linz tutivt .e:..uiations to praitic specialind and teetmine i ansialt aree ta state and 102 i governs;eits on a reir:.btsreau Le .-asi s ny 1.13y of ecut rast sect ion 10B of EIe |rapre.sed -gislation ir:dicates Estat the Couitsel ulay accept paymer-te 7, wha16 Gr 10 imatt for ec612 uf peCforating ur tit".15/lill'd sueti specialized assistanm. Third, Section E13 wotild seem to raise tne questi.. at ageracy or trastr-.nentality is assigned t1se tase. ei or.i.uting the ''amount erguel to one-tenth of 1 per ceucula .1 tile aggreBate annual gross operating reverxes of all -. c.ilities"i T.te Auvigory C'misission appt'aciates this appartuisity tr, re.wi 1r.s views with respect t,. :1. L 46(16, the proposed, 3.[-Lt c overninental Eti lity Conserlers' Counsel Act of 19l.9. Sincerely, Ferris tiryant rtismi r-impers