Legislators appeal to ERC Secretary
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In a May 29 letter, Senator Verdell Jackson, SD 8, and 11 other Montana representatives and senators contacted Kimberly Bose, secretary of the Energy Regulatory Commission.
In summary the letter said, “We seek FERC’s careful deliberation in the issuance of a Kerr Dam license to NorthWestern Corporation
regarding in particular the transfer provision to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. We urge FERC to not provide the license to the CSKT until the dam purchase has been completed. At that time we urge FERC to consider conditioning the CSKT Kerr Dam FERC license so as to minimize the disruption to and destruction of the local and regional economies.”
Brian Lipscomb, CEO of Energy Keepers, Inc., said the CSKT had received the information. The validity of the issues is being assessed by the CSKT legal team and then they will respond.
Energy Keepers, Inc., is the tribally owned corporation of the CSKT tasked with managing the acquisition of the Kerr Hydroelectric Project.
Other Montana legislators signing the letter were Senator Janna Taylor, Lake County;
Senator Jennifer Fielder, Sanders County; Representative Jerry O’Neil, Flathead County;
Representative Keith Regier, Flathead County;
Senator Jon Sonju, Flathead County; Senator Dee Brown, Flathead County;
Representative Randy Brodehl, Flathead County; Representative Kerry White, Gallatin County; Representative Nancy Balance, Ravalli County; Representative Steve Lavin, Flathead County and Representative Mark Blasdel, Flathead County, Speaker of Montana House.
