7 CFR 1717.300 : Agriculture (§ 1.1 To Parts 4291-4299) — (§ 1600.1 To Part 1757) — Regulations Of The Department Of Agriculture (Continued) (§ 1600.1 To Part 1757) — Rural Utilities Service, Department Of Agriculture (§ 1700.1 To Part 1757) — Post-Loan Policies And Procedures Common To Insured And Guaranteed Electric Loans (Subparts A-C To § 1717.1208) — Federal Pre-Emption In Rate Making In Connection With Power Supply Borrowers (§ 1717.300 To §§ 1717.310-1717.349) — Purpose.

This subpart contains regulations of the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) implementing provisions of Section 4 of the RE Act (7 U.S.C. 904) which authorize the Administrator to establish terms and conditions of loans and implementing provisions of the RUS wholesale power contracts and other RUS documents which provide for the establishment of rates to be charged by power supply borrowers for the sale of electric power and energy. This subpart contains the general regulations of RUS for the pre-emption, under certain circumstances, which are not exclusive, of the regulation of a power supply borrower's rates by a state regulatory authority under state law and for the exercise of exclusive jurisdiction over rates by RUS pursuant to the RUS documents.