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resolve any conflicts. The PGP is concerned that allowing greater autonomy for BPA could 

 limit these opportunities for joint problem-solving. 



As we have stated throughout this testimony, the PGP encourages BPA to refocus on its core 

 services and to perform them more efficiently. We are willing to consider and participate 

 constructively in restructuring proposals for BPA's services, its rates, and its organization. 

 However, such restructuring and any proposal to refmance BPA's federal debt must not cause a 

 diminishing of the economic benefits produced by the assets in ^^^ich the citizens of the Pacific 

 Northwest have invested. 



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