[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 11]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1717.307]

[Page 147]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
    CHAPTER XVII--RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1717--POST-LOAN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES COMMON TO INSURED AND GUARANTEED ELECTRIC LOANS--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart G--Federal Pre-emption in Rate Making in Connection With Power 
                            Supply Borrowers
 
Sec. 1717.307  Distribution members' rates.

    A state regulatory authority which has been pre-empted as provided 
in this subpart may continue to exercise jurisdiction, pursuant to 
applicable provisions of state law, over all other business affairs of 
the power supply borrower and over the rates of its distribution 
members: Provided, however, that the state regulatory authority shall 
treat any RUS approved rate for the power supply borrower as fair and 
reasonable and shall not in any manner, directly or indirectly, prevent 
or impede the distribution member from recovering the costs of paying 
the RUS approved rates to the power supply borrower.