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B-203961(RCP) 1 (1981-07-09)

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COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
         WASHINGTON D.C. 20548


B-203961 (RCP)



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                              JUL 9 1981




The Honorable Mark 0. Hatfield
Chairman, Committee on Appropriations
United States Senate


Dear Mr. Chairman:

     We refer to your letter dated July 7, 1981, in which
you ask our opinion concerning the rate of compensation
allowed by section 4(a)(3) of Pub. L. No. 96-501, 94 Stat.
2697, December 5, 1980 (the Pacific Northwest Electric Power
Planning and Conservation Act) for officers of the Pacific
Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Council.

     Section 4(a)(3) of the Act provides as follows in re-
gard to personnel and compensation standards for members
and officers of the Council:           .

           (3) * * * The members and officers and em-
     ployees of the Council shall not be deemed to
     be officers or employees of the United States
     for any purpose. The Council shall appoint, fix
     compensation, and assign and delegate duties to
     such executive and additional personnel as the
     Council deems necessary to fulfill its functions
     under this Act * * -._-The compensation of the
     members shall be fixed by State law. The Com-
     pensation of the members and officers shall not
     exceed the rate prescribed for Federal officers
     and positions at step 1 of level GS-18 of the
     General Schedule.

     You point out that the rate shown for GS-18 of the
General Schedule is $71,734 in accordance with Executive
Order 12248, October 16, 1980, 45 F.R. 69199, 69201,
October 20, 1980. In our opinion, however, the provisions



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