Reading Room Document
Applicability of National League of Cities v. Usery, 426 U.S. 833 (1976), to the generation and distribution of electric power by State and local governments.
The document is a response to a letter from Mr. T. Timothy Ryan, Jr., Solicitor of Labor at the U.S. Department of Labor. The response provides a minor suggestion for a draft letter to Senator Nunn regarding the applicability of National League of Cities v. Usery to the generation of electric power by state and local governments. The conclusion reached is that the last paragraph of the draft letter should be rewritten to accurately reflect the differences between the various opinions written in the City of Lafayette case. The document presents questions regarding the proposed letter to Senator Nunn and seeks to ensure that the suggested change will satisfy Senator Nunn.
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