Supreme Court· 3/25/1968

Permian Basin Area Rate Cases

Citations

390 U.S. 747
88 S. Ct. 1344
20 L. Ed. 2d 312
1968 U.S. LEXIS 2917

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noting that the rates proposed would \maintain the industry's credit and continue to attract capital\
noting that the rates proposed would “maintain the industry’s credit and continue to attract capital”
noting that the width of administrative authority must be considered in the light of the purposes for which it is conferred and that Congress is presumed to give authority adequate to achieve those purposes with reasonable effectiveness
noting that the width of administrative authority must be considered in the light of the purposes for which it is conferred and that Congress is presumed to give authority adequate to achieve those purposes with reasonable effectiveness
recognizing the Federal Power Commission, “for purposes of rate regulation,” devised a “rate structure” by setting “two area maximum prices,” using the “legislative power to create price ceilings” (internal quotation marks omitted)
upholding the authority of the FPC to establish a system of area rate regulation for large producers

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Judges: Harlan, Douglas, Marshall

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