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Resolution of Legal Dispute Between the Department of Energy and the Tennessee Valley Authority
The Tennessee Valley Authority is a part of the Executive Branch. The members of its board of directors serve at the pleasure of the President. In a legal dispute between two Executive agencies whose heads serve at the pleasure of the President, Executive Order No. 12146 requires that the dispute be referred to the Attorney General for resolution. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/file/23956/download.
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