joint action agency

• Utilities Group Wants Og&E to Buy Part of Mcclain Plant

A group of publicly owned utilities wants Oklahoma Gas & Electric to purchase part of the NRG McClain power plant. And the group wants the federal government to approve the purchase very soon. The Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority, a joint action agency comprised of 35 cities' electric utilities, owns 23 percent of the McClain power plant. Just as during the time OMPA was formed, the authority is again taking part in the evolution of the electric power industry in Oklahoma.

• The Journal Record
• January 14, 2004

• Merrill Downgrade Could Hurt Gas Prepayment Bond Ratings

NEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com) - As a result of Moody's Investors Service's downgrade of Merrill Lynch & Co. to A2 from A1, the ratings agency has put six gas prepayment bonds with a total value of $5.3 billion on watch for possible downgrade, as well. The reason, according to a Monday [July 21] release from Moody's, is that "Merrill Lynch & Co. serves as gas purchase agreement guarantor and therefore each transaction's rating is substantially based on Merrill Lynch & Co.'s rating." The gas supplier is Merrill subsidiary Merrill Lynch Commodities. Gas and electricity prepayment bonds are among the many niche structured transactions developed in recent years. In these prepayment deals, one or more municipal utilities use proceeds from the sale of tax-exempt bonds to prepay for a supply of gas...

• Daily News; White Plains
• July 23, 2008

• Epa Might Face a Lawsuit Over Water Rules ; Local Entities Say Options Are Few.

A potential legal battle is brewing over a likely federal mandate to reduce the amount of stormwater runoff that reaches Hinkson Creek. Officials and attorneys representing Boone County, the city of Columbia and the University of Missouri will huddle tomorrow morning in a closed meeting at city hall to discuss possible legal action against the Environmental Protection Agency. The three entities are joint holders of a municipal separate storm sewer system permit that allows them to discharge stormwater runoff into local creeks.

• Columbia Daily Tribune
• November 12, 2010

• Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit and Tahoe National Forest, CA; Calpeco 625 and 650 Electrical Line Upgrade Project EIS/EIS/EIR

Notice is hereby given that the USDA Forest Service (USFS), Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU), together with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA), and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will prepare a joint Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), EIS, and Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (EIS/EIS/EIR; the nature of this type of document is described further below) to disclose the impacts associated with the following proposed action: California Pacific Electric Company (Calpeco) is proposing to upgrade their existing 625 and 650 60 kV transmission lines to 120 kV in order to maintain a safe and reliable electrical transmission system for the north Lake Tahoe area, while accommodating currently-expected normal growth in the area. The 650 line upgrade would invol...

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 21522, April 10, 2012
• Notices
• Forest Service

• Paul M. Neal Water Treatment Facility Achieves Highest Level of Plant Performance; Central Lake County Only Third Utility in Nation to Reach Pinnacle of Performance

DENVER, March 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency's Paul M. Neal Water Treatment Facility in Lake Bluff, Ill., became just the third water utility ever to receive Phase IV "Excellence in Water Treatment" recognition from the Partnership for Safe Water. This program is a national volunteer initiative developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other water organizations. Water suppliers in the Partnership strive to provide their communities with drinking water quality that surpasses the required federal standards. Phase IV is the highest possible level of performance that can be achieved in the Partnership program, and signifies optimized plant performance.

• U.S. Newswire
• March 14, 2005

• Fitch Rates M-S-R Power Agency's (CA) $35MM Electric Revs 'A'; Outlook Stable.

...) in fiscal 2009, slightly better than other joint action agencies, and adequate liquidity of $22.1 m...

• Business Wire
• April 04, 2011

• 10 CFR 905.2 - What are the key definitions of this part?

... 5 years, which is not a member of a joint-action agency or generation and transmission coope...

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 10: Energy

• Panel Wants New State Agency; If Approved, Department Would Oversee Child, Family Programs

Madison - State services and programs that cater to Wisconsin children and families would be placed under a new state agency, as a result of action taken Tuesday by the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee. The committee also agreed with Gov. Jim Doyle's recommendation to provide $500,000 a year to fund jobs for Milwaukee youths this summer and next.

• The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• May 09, 2007

• Fitch Assigns Initial 'A' Rtg to MO Joint Muni Elec Util Comm Pwr Supply Sys Revs; Outlook Stable.

... Power Pool Operations: MJMEUC is a joint action agency consisting of 69 geographically dispersed m...

• Business Wire
• November 10, 2011

• Local economic development joint ventures and metropolitan networks.

... a problem of "institutional collective action" (Feiock 2004). Local and regional economic, demog... Development Corporation/Redevelopment Agency (a semi-independent body that coordinates and actu...

• Public Administration Quarterly
• Vol. 35 Nbr. 1, March 2011