Snohomish County Public Utility Dist. No. 1 v. Bonneville Power Admin.

967 F.2d 591 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. SNOHOMISH COUNTY PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1, Petitioner, Puget Sound Power & Light Co., Petitioner-Intervenor, v. BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION, Respondent, and Portland General Electric Co., et al., Respondent-Intervenor. No. 90-70257. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 6, 1992. Decided June 15, 1992. 1 Before PREGERSON and TROTT, Circuit Judges, and DIMMICK, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 This case involves a challenge to a settlement reached between parties involved in the construction of Nuclear Project Number 1 ("WNP-1"). On February 6, 1973, five investor-owned utilities ("IOUs"), the Bonneville Power Association (the "BPA"), and the Washington Public Power Supply System ("WPPSS"), entered into exchange agreements relating to the construction of WNP-1. Each IOU purchased a share of WNP-1 and assigned its share to the BPA in return for a share of the BPA's…