[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 98 (Friday, June 26, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1629-E1630]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSMISSION ISSUES

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                            HON. JAY INSLEE

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 26, 2009

  Mr. INSLEE. Madam Speaker, I greatly appreciate the sentiments 
expressed in the attached letter from Carl Zichella, and I intend to 
work with these groups to achieve strong environmental protections in 
areas affected by transmission line siting.

                                                  Sierra Club,

                                    Sacrementa, CA, June 26, 2009.
     Hon. Jay Inslee,
     House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Representative Inslee: I write to thank you for your 
     leadership on renewable energy development and transmission 
     issues. The Sierra Club, The Wilderness Society and NRDC have 
     concerns about the presidential override provision of the 
     manager's transmission amendment. We recognize that it was 
     not the intention of the amendment's author to, in any way, 
     undermine environmental protection. We would like to work 
     with Congressman Inslee and the Energy and Commerce Committee 
     to help ensure that public land protection measures in 
     transmission policy reforms are as strong as possible, as 
     reflected in HR 2211 and to clarify the role of public 
     stakeholders in the planning process the amendment 
     establishes.
       We are at your service in the coming days and weeks to 
     address these issues.
           Sincerely,

                                               Carl Zicliella,

                                                 Western Renewable
                                                Projects Director.

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