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<br />of Cli.,)J' Pl,.,':r,'!" in ~ach stilte.
<br />\\'lth th\., ~1li"ci1;lrgt: v~lr"Yltlg from
<br />Sl:l,I' to :-;Iatf.', :\ ;j-I::dl surcharge
<br />lS J]nlpo~,:d by Colorado.
<br />(;I)\'l'IIWr Itichard J.<lll1m ID. Coto,)
<br />h;J.'-' m;ide the propl)s~ll a lop issue
<br />w:!h the CoJor;Hlo Water COlu:cr\,i}.
<br />(llll] Bo:\rd.
<br />Oil ,\lardl !i of thi.... H;U' the i\Jid.
<br />\\('st I;()anl of Din'dl;l"S I:l'(l<:tcd to
<br />Ill!' ('(Jlu!";!tlo "ta\ hydro" Ill'nJlQ":1I,
<br />"';1\ in,!..;, ." tht' ,\s!-,o<'i;llioll I't'jrds
<br />lhh ('mll'('nt fill' alknlHtc or 1'('\ is.
<br />l.t! rlldhiltls uf fi:landllg \\:1tt:r
<br />d~', l,jltPUH'!lt, !Jut ,"iJ~(Jroll"ly "Uf)pOI (..,
<br />('llllst!'~lC'li()11 nlllllit.. of tlu. CHSI' In llll'
<br />fl'dl'l':lll~'" 1'I"llIlH'lll;ls {'lni:-.iollC'tl iillhr
<br />:lutJlllI'i/.ing pruje("\ Il',t.:islatioll.
<br />TLe l"f'soJulwll ;,l!sfl pOInts to the
<br />d;lIjl~'-'r.:. jm'ol\'~d in the CoJoradn f,fO-
<br />po....al l"I.'l/mrmg ;IHlC:l1dm{'nl;;; to the
<br />CI{SP :\cl potclltialiy detrimental
<br />units nf' (he IJI'Oj('ct.
<br />:\lill-\\'c'st :lISII joinl'd ,\I'P,\ :Hld
<br />.\"HEC.\ in a slr\lll~ly \\ol'dl'll "[011('.
<br />lI1t'nl eOJ!cl'l"l1illt; rnbing C{'dn:ll
<br />h;vdroJlowl'1' rail'S :1ilUH' cu~t.bas('d
<br />h'\'('/s in (1/'lIt'r 10 il1cn'n~t' .li"IJ"I'II\.
<br />mrn! n'H'IlUl'S, or to CUlld COU:.II1H'.
<br />tioll of ltl'\\' walt'I' projects, or Cor
<br />lJth('r !IUI-PO';{'S.
<br />Th AI'PA st.:ll~m('nt scn~ 10 the
<br />Go\'crnof5 noteJ th,d :'atc sur-
<br />charges violate esscnti,d prcccJlls
<br />of thl~ federal power progr,~m.
<br />"Sll/'chaT[;I'S 011 jl'dC/lIl pO\\'('r
<br />rU!('!I rt'prese'nt (HI H'-lljidol
<br />IIlClllipt.!,,!iOIl oj rates similar ;'11
<br />cum;t'pl 10 "mar/wt" rate pro'
<br />pOlial... /Hade itl n!C'Cllt ve(us
<br />by II\(' Congr('ss and Ule? Adrnlll-
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<br />islration, ..\ surcharge' ,/lllst be
<br />rationalized es.,cl1tially by
<br />/I'ierellct! to tite price of
<br />power prod:.cerI by private
<br />("()'1l[.'tfnir>.<; fr..)/): fossil and
<br />IlI.cleor 1':./('/5 (Wilich inclildcs
<br />WI illcr'f'!'wnt for di\iidCllds to
<br />P1c stO(;(.:.Iroldcrs of inveslor
<br />oWlled ulili!ips). A OlH' cer:t
<br />per hi/o\\'oll /lOll I' surcharge is as
<br />CI :i{c:iul ill application 10 ;lydro-
<br />p~H\"er ral!?.'; as t/:e "marher"
<br />rute would be, /lIld is justified
<br />Dilly by reference and
<br />cOl11par'i,:oo/l 10 "r/1Qr},;l'I" roles.
<br />It Call11ot be jl<stificd \\liUlin Ihe
<br />Iraditionu! f..omc.....orl. of cost.
<br />ba,~ed pricing appli('d to ALl.
<br />llUliry power sales by rcglllalors
<br />at ALL le\'ds of l:o\'erl1n:cnl,"
<br />Ihe APPA statement said in
<br />part.
<br />APPA, :\'HEC\ ami :\lid-\\'cst .11so
<br />urgl'{j the wcstcm gO....cl'llors to join
<br />ill fighting fflr preser....ation of thc
<br />federal pro.-e:r pi"ogram.
<br />>;'HEC:\'s Bob B('rglund said "rm"l
<br />clc<.:tr;c s';~tcms hz\'c tradllionaJ:\"
<br />b~n D.lTIOi1g the strol1!;c::;t ~UPI)l-,'-ters
<br />of weslrrn .,'",: cr resources de.
<br />\'clopmcnl. They are fully pre-
<br />pared to support cfforts .by tLe
<br />western go\'crnor~ to authon/~ and
<br />fund the de\'elopment of additional
<br />projects."
<br />The Western Go\'crnur~ Associn.
<br />tion's Watt>!" ((,mmlttec is chatred
<br />by GO\,{'fnor Bruce Babbitt of
<br />Ari7.on3. Other go\"('rnors on the ('om.
<br />mi~tec arc Toney Anaya,
<br />New ~IcX:L'O: Victor Atlyah, Or(':;on:
<br />John Evans, Idaho; William
<br />Janklow, S01lth D~ko~.,: Robert Kcrrcy,
<br />N"cbr. '~'1: Hichal'd L.1mm, Colorado;
<br />Scott :\iJ.lhcson, U:ah; Allen Olson.
<br />North D"kot.:1 .1:IJ John Spellman,
<br />\Vashington,
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