[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 30 (Thursday, March 7, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E313-E314]
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            GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSES H.R. 850

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                            HON. MAC COLLINS

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 7, 1996

  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, the Georgia House of 
Representatives passed a resolution asking the United States Congress 
to reevaluate the sale of the Southeastern Power Administration [SEPA].
  I submit Georgia house resolution 850 for the Congress' careful 
consideration.

            Georgia House of Representatives Resolution 850

       H.R. No. 850--By:  Representatives McCall of the 90th, 
     Powell of the 23rd, Hanner of the

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     159th, Reaves of the 178th, Channell of the 111th and others


                              a resolution

       Urging the United States Congress to reject the proposal to 
     sell the facilities used to generate electric power marketed 
     by the Southeastern Power Administration; and for other 
     purposes.
       WHEREAS, a proposal has been made to the United States 
     Congress to sell facilities used by the Southeastern Power 
     Administration (SEPA) which is headquartered in Elbert 
     County, Georgia; and
       WHEREAS, these facilities, which include nine hydroelectric 
     dams, provide electric power and reservoirs for Georgia; and
       WHEREAS, all of these facilities, operated by the United 
     States Army Corps of Engineers, also provide the public and 
     needed fish and wildlife resources, municipal, industrial, 
     and agricultural water supplies, flood control, reservoir, 
     and downstream recreational uses, and river water level 
     regulation; and
       WHEREAS, such proposed sale would give too little assurance 
     that these assets will be administered with due consideration 
     to the purposes of the facilities not related to power 
     production, such as water supply, flood control, navigation, 
     recreation, and environmental protection; and
       WHEREAS, the revenue from the electricity generated by the 
     hydroelectric dams exceeds the retirement obligations of the 
     construction bonds and costs of operation and maintenance for 
     these facilities; and
       WHEREAS, many Georgians served by these facilities could 
     likely experience significant rate increases in electricity 
     and water as a result of this sale.
       NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF 
     REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body urge the United 
     States Congress to reevaluate the negative impacts of this 
     proposal and avoid any transfer of federal dams, resources, 
     turbines, generators, transmission lines, and related power 
     marketing association facilities.
       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an 
     appropriate copy of this resolution to the Speaker of the 
     United States House of Representatives, the presiding officer 
     of the United States Senate, and members of the Georgia 
     congressional delegation.
       IN HOUSE, Read and Adopted February 2, 1996.
                                            Robert E. Rivers, Jr.,
     Clerk.

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