[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5633]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  COMMEMORATING THE DISTINGUISHED CAREER OF STEVE JOHNSON, EXECUTIVE 
    DIRECTOR OF THE WASHINGTON PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION

  (Mr. INSLEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Speaker, we have been doing a lot of work here in the 
House to try to lead the country forward on energy independence and 
energy security, but there's been some great local leadership as well.
  I want to honor today one of those great local leaders, Mr. Steve 
Johnson, one of my constituents who, for 23 years, has served with 
distinction as the executive director of the Washington Public Utility 
Districts.
  Steve has had an incredible career leading this group forward, which 
represents 27 public utility districts. That's over 1.7 million 
citizens. And I want to note three of this local leader's achievements.
  First, he has led to reforms which have benefited Washingtonians who 
have not had high speed telecommunications available to them, truly a 
visionary action by Steve.
  Second, Steve's leadership has always helped PUDs obtain funding for 
more energy efficiency and conservation projects. Steve's been ahead of 
his time.
  And, third, Steve's been a real leader in municipal water systems. 
Steve's career has really been notable for moving the PUDs forward. 
He's been a great local leader. We hope the country follows his 
leadership.
  Congratulations to Steve and Vicki in their next great pursuit.

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