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Mark Hatfield: “I continue to oppose such proposals, not only as they relate to the Bonneville Power Administration, but also as they…”

On the recordMay 3, 1995
I continue to oppose such proposals, not only as they relate to the Bonneville Power Administration, but also as they relate to the other power marketing administrations. Power Marketing Administrations are entities that have been created to market the power generated by Federal hydropower projects operated by the Army Corps of Engineers. One of the central features of this program is the preference clause, which allows consumer-owned, nonprofit local utility systems to have the preferential access to the power produced by Federal dams. The President's budget includes provisions for the sale of each of these PMA's except BPA. Proposals are pending in the House to either sell all or some of the PMA's or require them to sell their power at market rates, the definition of which appears to this Senator to lead to highly inflated and unrealistic prices.
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Mark Hatfield
Oregon
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Opposing proposals to sell off Federal power marketing administrations during a floor speech.

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