§ 212 - Niagara power project
§ 212. Niagara power project
The department of public service in addition to the powers conferred upon it by section 211 of this title and notwithstanding any limitations on such authority imposed thereby or by any other law of this state, is hereby designated as the agent of the state of Vermont with full power to act for and represent the state in any negotiations, arrangements or proceedings for the procurement of electrical energy from the Niagara power project authorized by Congress in Public Law 85-159 (16 U.S.C.A. § 836) and for which a license was issued to the power authority of the state of New York by the federal power commission as Project 2216, with the right, with the approval of the board, to contract for the purchase of such power and resale thereof in accordance with the terms of said federal legislation with federal license. (1959, No. 326 (Adj. Sess.), eff. Jan. 29, 1960; amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 39(b), eff. March 1, 1961; 1979, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 26, eff. Feb. 1, 1981.)