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We very much worry that BPA is in the process of increasing 

 that efficiency, maybe jettisoning those goals, and perhaps cutting 

 costs by abandoning its long-term efforts in favor of short-term rate 

 savings. 



Our worries come from many sources, and they are worries that 

 relate to conservation, fish and wildlife protection, and public par- 

 ticipation as well as the encouragement of renewable energy. One 

 of the worries comes from seeing papers like the alternative con- 

 servation focus, in which Bonneville looks at the idea and appears 

 to be quite interested in the proposition that you can pay 40 mills 

 a kilowatt hour. That kind of argument is very much of concern to 

 the Coalition. 



We do strongly support the restructuring of the federal corpora- 

 tion and the other proposals which increase Bonneville's efficiency 

 and its effectiveness in delivering on the promises of the Act and 

 Bonneville's responsibilities thereunder. But I would like to finish 

 by saying that true competitiveness for Bonneville and for the Pa- 

 cific Northwest will come from a clean and healthy economy and 

 a clean and healthy environment and strong public support over 

 the long term. 



Thank you. I would be happy to answer questions, 



[Prepared statement of Ms. Patton follows:! 



