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TESTIMONY OF 



Paul L. Hathaway 



Sr. Vice President, Northwest Natural Gas Company 



Before the 



U.S. House of Representatives 



Committee on Natural Resources 



Bonneville Power Administration Task Force 



Thank you, very much, for this opportunity to testify before 

 the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Task Force. I am Paul 

 Hathaway, Senior Vice President, Northwest Natural Gas Company. 

 My responsibilities at Northwest Natural Gas Company include the 

 district operations (all of the company's activities outside of 

 the Portland metropolitan area) as well as administrative 

 services, human resources, and public relations company-wide. I 

 have spent 31 years in the natural gas distribution utility 

 business and I have been an officer of two other utility 

 companies: San Diego Gas & Electric Company; and Consolidated 

 Edison Company of New York. I am a registered mechanical 

 engineer. 



