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Show 42 DIXIE PROJECT, UTAH Gur company will also offer to purchase from the Bureau, all power production from the Dixie project that will not be used by preference customers in the southwestern Utah area. To make this possible we strongly urge that the Dixie project bill provide for regional preference rather than normal preference. Our company then can save the Bureau the expense of wheeling costs that would be incurred in wheeling project power to remote locations. We believe that it is only right that our company should be given an opportunity to purchase this excess power rather than have it transmitted out of the area. We are the largest property taxpayer in Washington County; thereby we will be the taxpayer giving the Dixie project the greatest amount of tax support through the Washington County Conservancy District. Also, our customers in Washington County will be supporting the Dixie project through their conservancy district taxes. We believe their power supplier should not be discriminated against by being denied the privilege of purchasing Dixie project power. A 138- kilovolt transmission line which was completed in 1960 connects our company with Utah Power & Light Co. at the Iron- Beaver County line. This line was needed to supplement the capacity of our existing generation facilities and makes it possible for us to serve all power requirements on our system, and upon completion of a 69- kilo- volt line to St. George next year, to be able to transmit the full requirements of St. George from the Colorado River storage project. St. George has received an allocation of Flaming Gorge power to be available this month and our company has entered into an agreement to transmit this allotted power to St. George. We respectfully urge that the Dixie project make provisions for cooperation between our company and the Bureau, similar to the cooperative agreement that has been worked out for the Colorado Biver storage project. The use of our existing and future facilities and the market we offer for the sale of power from the Dixie project I am sure will enhance the Dixie project substantially. Thank you. Mr. ROGERS. Thank you, sir. Mr. Ken J. Parkinson. I believe you are St. George utilities commissioner, are you not, Mr. Parkinson ? STATEMENT OF KEN J. PARKINSON, ST. GEORGE CITY UTILITIES COMMISSIONER Mr. PARKINSON. I am, Mr. Chairman, I am Ken Parkinson, the manager of the electrical department of St. George City. I didn't know until I arrived here tonight that I would be expected to testify, and I have not made any preparation. I do have with me a copy of the testimony that was made at the Senate subcommittee hearing last spring, and with your permission I will read it. It is rather short and it won't take too much time. I believe if you will bear with me it is of enough interest that I would like to read it. Mr. ROGERS. Let me make this observation at this time. We have a telegram addressed to Congressman Laurence J. Burton: The St. George Utilities Commission will be represented at the Dixie project hearing to be held October 2 at St. George, Utah. Thanks for your invitation and reminder. Regards, KEN PARKINSON, Manager of the Electrical Department. |