[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 144 (Thursday, October 6, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: October 6, 1994]
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                     TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM H. CLAGETT

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                           HON. DAN SCHAEFER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 6, 1994

  Mr. SCHAEFER. Mr. Speaker, I am honored today to pay tribute to 
William H. Clagett, a constituent of mine who retired from public 
service September 30, 1994, after 9 years as the administrator of the 
Western Area Power Administration.
  As part of a distinguished career in the hydropower industry that 
included stints at the Bonneville Power Administration, the Bureau of 
Reclamation, and Southwestern Power Administration, Bill Clagett has 
led WAPA to a position of prominence and respect in the power marketing 
industry.
  Under his leadership, the new financial management system was 
instituted, greatly improving economic efficiencies; the California-
Oregon Transmission Project was inaugurated, increasing power system 
reliability; and WAPA became a leader in the research and testing of 
advanced products and technologies.
  In the past 9 years, with Bill Clagett as administrator, the WAPA 
Area Power Administration has become a Federal agency that stands for 
product quality and efficiency. At the same time Clagett led Western to 
an enviable international reputation for private/public cooperation, he 
ensured that WAPA never lost sight of its bottom line: electrical power 
to its customers at the most economical cost.
  Bill Clagett is an example to all who profess to be in public 
service. I am proud to honor him today and wish him much good fortune 
in the years to come.

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