Cooperative Posts

FWHA Imposes Buy America Requirement to Utility Relocations

July 29, 2013 at 3:14pm featuring David R. Cook Jr.
Cooperative, Utility Relocation,

The Federal Highway Administration issued an interpretation of  23 U.S.C. Section 313(g) to apply the Buy America Requirement to utility relocations.  Given the importance of federal funding to highway projects and the inevitable need for utility relocations, this interpretation can …

AHC Attorney David Cook Addresses NTCA Regarding Cooperative Taxation

July 26, 2013 at 4:03pm featuring David R. Cook Jr.
Cooperative Law Education, Cooperative Taxation,

AHC attorney David Cook will address the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association concerning recent developments in cooperative taxation.  Cooperatives must comply with special tax rules to qualify, or continue to qualify, for tax advantages such as tax exemption or  deduction and …

Cooperative’s PPA Lawsuit Against G&T Remanded

July 06, 2013 at 12:35pm featuring David R. Cook Jr.
Cooperative, Cooperative Litigation, Energy Regulation, FERC, Power Purchase Agreement,

A federal appellate court recently addressed a distribution cooperative’s lawsuit against a G&T cooperative with which it had a power purchase agreement.  Though the lawsuit alleged the G&T cooperative breached the PPA, the latest ruling focused on whether federal courts …