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Department of Energy
Bonneville Power Administration OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
P.O. Box 3621
Portland,Oregon 97208
lnmpl/mferto: pKI November 2, 1982
Mr. Brian L. Almquist
City Administrator
City of Ashland
City Hall
Ashland, OR 97520
Dear Mr. Almquist:
The second sentence of section 8(p) of the General Contract Provisions of all
new Regional Act power sales and residential exchange contracts provides,
"Bonneville shall develop in consultation with its utility customers and shall
publish by July 1 , 1983 , methodologies as required for implementing
section 7(b) (2) . " In order to meet this deadline, the proposed schedule would
require hearings simultaneously with the hearings on Bonneville Power
Administration's (Bonneville) 1983 rate adjustment .
Both Bonneville and customer representatives working with Bonneville on the
7(b) (2) methodology are concerned that such simultaneous hearings could lead
to conflicts and confusion in the development of the 7 (b)(2) methodology. The
Public Power Council has requested on behalf of all preference customers that
BPA propose an amendment to the General Contract Provisions to extend the
July 1, 1983, deadline for 8 months to March 1, 1984. Bonneville agrees that
the interests of Bonneville and its customers would be better served by
postponing the formal hearing process on the 7(b) (2) methodology until after
the completion of the 1983 rate process .
To accomplish this end, Bonneville offers the following amendment to the
General Contract Provisions of all the Regional Act power sales and
residential exchange contracts which will extend the section 8(e) deadline for
8 months to March 1 , 1984. Section 8(e) of the General Contract Provisions,
Exhibit B, is hereby amended as follows:
Section 8(e) is deleted and replaced by the following section 8(e) :
"(e) Bonneville's wholesale power rates established on any Rate Adjustment
Date shall be developed consistent with the provisions of section 7 of
P.L. 96-501 . Bonneville shall develop in consultation with its utility
Customers and shall publish by March 1 , 1984, methodologies as required
for implementing section 7(b) (2) . "
• The only change made by this amendment is in the date, March 1, 1984. This
J amendment does not in any way affect your rights under Regional Act
section 7(b)(2) . Section 7(b) (2) does not go into effect until after July 1,
1985, according to the terms of the Regional Act. This contract amendment
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merely postpones by 8 months, to March 1, 1984, the date by which the
methodology to implement secton 7(b) (2) must be published in the Federal
Register.
Bonneville is seeking to have this amendment signed and returned by all
parties involved by Nov. 30, 1982, or as soon thereafter as possible. This
will permit Bonneville and those customer representatives who are working with
Bonneville on the 7(b)(2) methodology to know at the earliest date whether the
methodology must be completed by July 1 , 1983, or may be delayed until
March 1, 1984. Therefore, please indicate your acceptance of this offer by
signing and returning to your Bonneville Area or District Office three copies
of this agreement, along with a certified copy of the authorizing resolution,
as appropriate.
This agreement shall become effective only when like agreements have been
signed by all parties receiving this offer. The parties receiving this offer
are all of Bonneville's power sales and residential exchange customers under
contracts offered by Bonneville on August 28, 1981.
If you have any questions regarding either Regional Act section 7(b)(2) or
this contract amendment, please call your Area or District Office.
• Sincerely,
/s/ Peter T. Johnson
Administrator
ACCEPTED:
CITY OF ASHLAND
By /s/ Don Laws
Title Acting Mayor
Date 11-19-82
ATTEST:
By /s/ Nan E. Franklin
• Title City Recorder
Date 11-17-82
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