Resolution No. 2479 - Bill H.R.11081 - Federal Regulations - Electric Rates

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1 RESOLUTION NO. 2479 2 WHEREAS, the City of Colton, California operates a municipal 3 electric system for the purpose of providing abundant, low-cost electricity 4 to its citizens, and 5 WHEREAS, wholesale electricity which is distributed through Colton's 6 municipal electric system is purchased under contract from the Southern 7 California Edison Company, and 8 WHEREAS, an unwarranted increase in the rate paid by the City for 9 this wholesale electricity made it necessary for the City of Colton in 1958 to 10 seek the assistance of the Federal Power Commission, and 11 WHEREAS, the Commission, after public hearing, asserted Federal 12 jurisdiction and ordered a reduction in said rate, and 13 WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court, in a unanimous opinion, 14 has upheld Federal jurisdiction in this case, and 15 WHEREAS:., Federal regulation of wholesale sales of electricity in 16 interstate commerce is in the public interest and protects consumers served 17 by the City of Colton and more than 900 other municipalities purchasing 18 electricity for resale from private utilities operating in interstate commerce, 19 and 20 WHEREAS, Rep, Harold D. Cooley (D., N.C. ) has introduced a bill, 21 H.R.11081, which, if enacted by the U. S. Congress, would virtually wipe out 22 such Federal regulation of wholesale sales to municipal electric utilities, 23 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the City Council of the 24 City of Colton, California, opposes any effort to invalidate the unanimous 25 opinion of the U.S.Supreme Court in the Colton Case, including H.R. 11081, 26 which is now under consideration by the Committee on Interstate and Foreign 27 Commerce of the U. S. House of Representatives. 28 PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED is 16 /day of June, 4, 29 yo 30 ATTEST: 31 . 32 City t'erk