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CONCLUSION 

 The Directors of the Springfield Utility Board believe that a 

 competitive, cost-effective BPA providing open access transmission 

 and load shaping services is the next logical step in Bonneville's 

 development. We believe the following steps are needed to begin 

 the transformation: 



1. Prompt reductions in staffing levels to achieve cost 

 control. 



2. An immediate shift from the "command-and-control" model to 

 a BPA funded, utility implemented conservation for transition 

 period o end no later than October 1, 1997, By that time we must 

 have completed a shift to non-regionalized resource acquisition. 



3. Implementation of tiered rates in the 1995 rate case. 



4. Undertake an immediate effort to establish a cost 

 accounting system as a prerequisite to unbundling products and 

 services. 



SUB believes that these first steps, supplemented with new 

 power sales contracts that increase accountability, will 

 effectively begin the transition to the 21st century BPA. 



I would be happy to respond to any questions you may have. 



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