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fixed by the Secretary of the Interior but not to exceed 2 5 



per centum of such additional energy, shall be given under 



reclamation law, to preference customers in Tuolumne and 



Calaveras Counties, California. 



The CPPA and TPPA annual power entitlement to 123,000,000 kwh 

 and associated capacity is based upon historical Stanislaus River 

 hydrology and production of an average annual energy generation 

 from New Melones of 492,000,000 kwh. This entitlement should not 

 be adversely affected by provisions of the CVPIA, by any subsequent 

 USBR redeterminations of New Melones' firm yield, or by other 

 possibilities such as a transfer of the CVP or WAPA from Federal 

 ownership. 



The CVPIA of 1992 requires that 800,000 af of CVP yield be 

 utilized for environmental purposes — approximately 200,000 af of 

 which has been desiqnated by USBR and USFWS to be drawn from New 

 Melones — which could potentially have the effect of reducing New 

 Melones power production. We have never been able to get an 

 explanation of what the effect of CVPIA-modif ied New Melones 

 releases for downstream environmental enhancements has been on 

 power production. 



The Calaveras and Tuolumne County entitlement to an average 

 annual generation of 123,000,000 kwh and associated capacity was a 

 quid pro quo for the physical and economic impacts to these two 

 Counties, and it is simply unfair to change the Government's 

 obligation by subsequent enactments and administrative actions. 



