Politicians ask who has
regional power control
By GREG WASSON
Of the Emerald
SALEM — The discussion of
our energy future has been
transformed from a state dis
cussion to a regional one,
according to Sen. Ted Kulon
goski, D-Junction City.
An examination of the
Northwest Regional Power Bill
passed by the last session of
Congress supports Kulongoski.
So the question becomes,
“How will those regional deci
sions be made?’’
“Assistant public utility com
missioner Roy Hemmingway
says the bill gives broad
authority to a council composed
of two representatives from
each of the Northwest states —
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and
Montana," Kulongoski explains.
“The council is the planning
body, and the Bonneville Power
Administration is essentially the
executive body charged with
taking actions consistent with
the plan."
However, Ron Eachus, an
aide to Fourth District
Representative Jim Weaver,
says the relationship won’t
necessarily evolve that way.
"The BPA administrator has
the lead, depending on the
nature of the council,” Eachus
says. "The personality of the
people who end up on the
council will determine whether
the body is powerless in the face
of the administrator or not."
House energy committee
chairer Rep. Wayne Fawbush,
D-Hood River, agrees that the
composition of the council is
crucial.
"Where the BPA will have the
real advantage is in the inherent
power that any staff organiza
tion has over an appointed
council,” Fawbush says.
"They are the experts — they
will be doing all the staffwork.
Unless you have some very
independent-minded council
members, you will end up doing
what the staff suggests.”
Police question man
in 1-5 Bandit case
A 30-year-old Springfield man
was questioned by a multi
agency law enforcement team
in Springfield Thursday night in
connection with the Band-Aid
Bandit investigation.
At press time no arrests had
been made.
Representatives from 31 West
Coast police agencies began
questioning the man at about
4:30 p.m Thursday shortly after
he was picked up by law enfor
cement officers in Springfield.
The man reportedly is susp
ected to be the Band-Aid
Bandit, but Springfield Police
Chief Brian Riley would neither
confirm nor deny that informa
tion.
When asked if the man being
held was a suspect, Riley would
only say, "I wouldn’t want to
answer that.
“We’re still interviewing and
following up other leads. The
investigation is still in
progress.”
Police have been searching
for the bandit since he began a
massive crime spree throughout
northern California, Oregon and
Washington 2 Vi months ago. He
is a suspect in robberies, rapes
and murders.
Police hinted of a
breakthrough in the case
Wednesday when they issued a
statement announcing new in
formation about the case had
been received. Police said
several agencies were stepping
up investigations in Springfield.
Whale group gets evicted
Oregonians Cooperating to
Protect Whales has been
ordered to leave its
headquarters on the downtown
mall by Monday to make way for
a proposed commercial and of
fice building.
The Eugene Renewal
Agency, owner of the property,
says that if the group does not
leave the premises by Monday it
will waive its right to legally
contest the eviction, but would
be allowed to stay until April 30.
"We might just stay,” says
OCPW director Michael
Gannon.
The OCPW headquarters,
located at 873 Willamette St., is
to be the site of a $5.4 million,
six-story building for retail
stores and offices. Three
years ago, the OCPW had sub
mitted a proposal to create a
"Center of the Earth and Arts”
for non-profit organizations on
the site, but the ERA did not
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Under the law, the council will
develop forecasts for future
power needs and establish a
plan to meet them. In the event
that the council, required by law
to be appointed by July 1,
makes a decision the BPA
administrator disagrees with —
such as saying that no more of
the region's power will come
from the atom — the admin
istrator can override the coun
cil’s decision if Congress
approves.
Eachus contends gaining that
approval will be easy.
“The administrator basically
has the authority to do what the
initial power bills were intended
to do. That was to finance more
nuclear and coal plants and
provide the aluminum compa
nies with the power they want at
a rate they feel they can afford."
The administrator will have
the same Congressional allies
that got what he sees as a
flawed power bill passed in the
first place, Eachus charges.
Hemmingway says the
administrator's task would be
formidable if the council
disagrees.
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