(a) Notwithstanding any other ordinance, rule or law of the City of Los Angeles to the contrary, the Board of Water and Power Commissioners (Board) under the authority of Charter Section 604(c) is authorized to delegate to the General Manager, the authority to enter into any transmission service agreement which does not exceed three years in duration where the terms, conditions, and charges are pursuant to a transmission service tariff approved by the City Council.
(b) For any transmission service agreement that is requested pursuant to Section 211 of the Federal Power Act for a term in excess of three years, the Department of Water and Power (Department), through its General Manager or his or her designee, will immediately notify the City Council of the proposed terms of the request. Within ten City business days of such notification, the City Council, by a simple majority vote, may direct the Department to submit an agreement for its approval. If the City Council does not act with respect to the matter within ten City business days of such notification, the Board shall be authorized to enter into any written transmission service agreement if the duration of such agreement does not exceed five years, is approved by the City Attorney as to form and legality and is deemed by the Board necessary to satisfy such request made pursuant to Section 211 of the Federal Power Act, provided further the Department may enter into a written transmission agreement for more than five years if the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by a final order requires the Department to enter into such an agreement, after the Department has exhausted all administrative and legal remedies. Under the authority of Charter Section 604(c), the Board of Water and Power Commissioners may delegate to the General Manager, the authority to enter into such agreement on its behalf.
(c) When a final order is issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission pursuant to Section 211 of the Federal Power Act as required by subsection (b) of this ordinance, the Department shall notify City Council of the terms of such final order.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Charter, Sec. 220.
Amended by: Subsec. (6), Ord. No. 139,315, Eff. 11-29-69, showing Charter, Sec. 220 as amended at the Primary Nominating Election held 4-1-69, and Eff. 5-2-69; Subsec. (6), Ord. No. 154,252, Eff. 9-11-80; Subsec. (8) added by Ord. No. 156,354, Eff. 4-2-82.
Repealed, new Section Added, Ord. No. 173,236, Eff. 6-19-00, Oper. 7-1-00.
Amended by: In Entirety, Ord. No. 174,480, Eff. 4-27-02; Subsec. (a), Ord. No. 183,143, Eff. 8-14-14.