2. BPA, DELEGATION COOL TO PAYMENT SKIP PLAN

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber’s proposal that the Bonneville Power
Administration be allowed to skip its approximately $730 million payment
to the U.S. Treasury this year drew no immediate support from Northwest
members of Congress.

Kitzhaber suggested the savings would allow Bonneville to purchase more
high cost electricity instead of further using water stored in Columbia
Basin reservoirs that is intended to improve salmon recovery.

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