H. Res. 1224 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
September 29, 2008. 
Whereas May 18, 2008, marks the 75th anniversary of the 
Tennessee Valley Authority; 
Whereas the Tennessee Valley Authority was created by Con-
gress in 1933 to improve navigation along the Tennessee 
River, reduce the risk of flood damage, provide electric 
power, and promote agricultural and industrial develop-
ment in the region; 
Whereas the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 (16 
U.S.C. 831 et seq.) was signed into law by President 
Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 18, 1933; 
Whereas the Tennessee Valley Authority continues to serve 
the Tennessee Valley, providing reliable and affordable 
electricity, managing the Tennessee River system, and 
stimulating economic growth; 
Whereas the Tennessee Valley Authority provides more elec-
tricity than any other public utility in the Nation and has 
competitive rates and reliable transmission; 
Whereas the Tennessee Valley Authority is expanding its en-
vironmental policy to increase its renewable energy 
sources, improve energy efficiency, and provide clean en-
ergy in the Tennessee Valley region;
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Whereas the Tennessee Valley Authority continues to reduce 
power plant emissions and is working to further improve 
air quality for the health of individuals in the Tennessee 
Valley region; 
Whereas the Tennessee Valley Authority is a leader in the 
nuclear power industry, with multi-site nuclear power op-
erations that provide approximately 30 percent of the 
Tennessee Valley Authority’s power supply; 
Whereas as part of NuStart Energy Consortium, the Ten-
nessee Valley Authority submitted one of the first com-
bined operating license applications for a new nuclear 
power plant in 30 years; 
Whereas the Tennessee Valley Authority’s integrated man-
agement of the Tennessee River system provides a wide 
range of benefits that include providing electrical power, 
reducing floods, facilitating freight transportation, im-
proving water quality and supply, enhancing recreation, 
and protecting public land; 
Whereas the Tennessee Valley Authority builds business and 
community partnerships that foster economic prosperity, 
helping companies and communities attract investments 
that bring jobs to the Tennessee Valley region and keep 
them there; and 
Whereas the Tennessee Valley Authority no longer receives 
appropriation to help fund its activities in navigation, 
flood control, environmental research, and land manage-
ment, because the Tennessee Valley Authority pays for 
all its activities through power sales and issuing bonds: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
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(1) commends the Tennessee Valley Authority on 
its 75th anniversary; 
(2) recognizes the Tennessee Valley Authority for 
its long and proud history of service in the areas of en-
ergy, the environment, and economic development in a 
service area that includes 7 States; 
(3) honors the Board of Directors, retirees, staff, 
and supporters of the Tennessee Valley Authority who 
were 
instrumental 
during 
the 
Tennessee 
Valley 
Authority’s first 75 years; and 
(4) directs the Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives to transmit a copy of this resolution to the Chair-
man of the Board of the Tennessee Valley Authority, 
Bill Sansom, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Ten-
nessee Valley Authority, Tom Kilgore, for appropriate 
display. 
Attest: 
Clerk.