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unmodified by words allowing exercise of discretion, stands 

 as an obstacle to a current plan to tie together various 

 isolated electric generating resources in the southeast 

 Alaska region, even if a finding of "no economically 

 feasible" alternative can be supported. Sealaska recommends 

 a more lenient standard for the intertie proposal for the 

 purpose of lowering overall energy costs in the region. 

 Proposed section 108 reflects this recommendation. 



SEC. 108. REGIONAL ENERGY IMTERTIE 



Section 1105 of ANILCA is hereby 

 amended by inserting: "(a)" at the 

 beginning of section 1105, and adding at 

 the end thereof as a new subsection the 

 following: 



'* (b) For the purpose of 

 facilitating the development of the 

 Southeast Alaska Regional Transmission 

 Intertie System, the secretary of the 

 Interior or Secretary of Agriculture 

 shall permit access to and use of 

 conservation system units for the 

 construction of the Southeast Alaska 

 Regional Transmission Intertie System, 

 provided that the construction is 

 completed in a manner to minimize the 

 environmental and aesthetic harm to the 

 conservation unit affected." 



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