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B-163310 1 (1980-01-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjfq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: L. L-. I k- L.1 -., C//AC? COMPTROLLER GNERAL OF THE UNITED STh T WAS INIiGTOg D.C. ZOS0I B-163310 The Honorable Robert Byrd Majority Leader January 29, 1980 United States Senate Po e' , I, &'! r( ,. ,\ Dear Senator Byrd: We recently received a copy of a letter sent to you by Mr. Earl D, McCartney which makes observations end comments on the '#ay the General Accounting Office (GAO) functions and mkes comments on a recent study requested by Senator Max *aucus and the resulting report, Montana's Libby Dam Projf:ct: ore Study Needed Before Adding Generators and A Reregulat.ng Dam (copy enclosed). In addition, the letter raises-a question on the use of combustion turbines as a generating alternative to the expanded Libby Dam project for supplying peaking power in the Pacific'Northwest. We offer the following information to address fir. McCartney's concern, With respect to our operations in general, #tr. McCartney argues GAO reporte are biased and disclose only those facts supporting the position of the Congressman requesting the assignment. Wle disagree and believe GAO's greatest single asset is the competence, dedication, and enthusiasrmi of our staff. lie emphasize to our staff the great responsibility with which they are entrusted, Our staff has maintained a long-standing and hard-earned reputation for objectivity, accuracy, and high professional standards. However, we realize we cannot avoid the situation where certain portions of our reports will be considered controversial in the eyes of' those who may disagree with our conclusions. Concerning the Libby Dam study, we were reouested to (1) assess the Corps of Engineers benefit/cost study for adding geneiators at the existing dam and building a reregulating dam downstream and (2) determine if there are other options for meeting peaking power needs in the Pacific Northwest in lieu of the Libby expansion. We found that the Corps' originil benefit/cost methods used to justify the project are inappro- priate an) the, overstate project benefits. We did not recomend that the project be stopped out instetl rcom.mended that t;:,e Corp;s of En'; IN:UCS rcconpu t, t'e ost ' di b.etCit - of the Libby project usina a more appropriate method. The * U Z.6 q

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