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             CGMAPTROLLtR 'ZNCRAL. OF YH  ,I rULD STAr'S



b-137458                               AUG 18 1977



The I.oncrable iiarley C. Staqers                          LM103090
Chairman, Committee on interstate
  and Forciqn CoTmerce
house of Representatives

Dear Nr. Chairmain:

     You reauest  th.e C-enercA Accounti.- Gf.ICce (TAO)
to co-' nt on i!.*:. 582, a bill to esta:lish r,-iona1
enercy corporaticn witrs Vower to qenerate ano u,!.c:e,
i,,,e~rat a pool, -r. !arket all th- electric enc::
       Sthe  %ciiiC  I, t.,,ost  c' CqiOn  wits  emr-has ,s  --m  con-
  a r'.atcn o er. e ry ar n nretrc-renti-,l rote for rezsi-
Jent: -Il cC: -.ar- s.

     The crc-   o Iooislation would make significant
ch'-noe iln the re:;cnt ztrlucture of the electric utilitv
.rduaLrV 1n thet P?;citic Ncrtn-west. Ihe GAC is currcntly
           a revi w of the el-ctric  energy zpttone icr
the                               a!c i: :crt.ti zt. Inclu. c oar' of this ICview
is an analv-zis et the role ono .react ot Federzl involv'e-
rrent in te P2ci£'c *.ortn,!est elccrica\ ,.nerc-v inustrv.
5.c plan to co:.;lete our work in !ate 1i77 ano issue a
repo:t in early I'57C. hoiLc detailed coments on H.R. 5L62
could ,e  rocioec a our revie.: proceecZ an& 1z conclucec.
How.ever, tnQ followino comm;ents arc- providea  at this time.

     .ecticn 3 cre.ates a corporate body by the na-e of
the Coluzia 5 zin Lneruy Corporation (CoLForatior.) to
corry out Li-e curroses of the Icaislation. An impcrtant
.urr.oce ,.nrich 3s rot provicec by the legislation iS that
the Corporation shoula balance energy demands and yenera-
tio  octiOfl with national, State, anu regional enviro--
:ientel - :r-lity objectives. This should be addea to the
bill aF a purloz-  ot the Corporation.

     In aooitior, the bill does not reauire the Corporatjon
to p.ericricalilv report to the Conores anc the i.eople ot
the acific t:ortw'.esc Region on the status ot its progra:ms.
To proviuc th'r Conaress cnd-the paorle of the PaciLic iortn-
est Region intormation on the status ot its programs, the


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