Runoff | May '23
Welcome back to the Runoff, the hydropower blog that's turning April showers into May megawatt hours. Each month, we capture the region's most important hydropower news and give you our take on it, along with some more lighthearted and interesting segments along the way.
Hydropower round-up
Ink dry on Washington legislature's dam removal study funding
At the start of the legislative session, Governor Inslee proposed a budget that included two separate $5 million lower Snake River dams replacement studies as follow-up to the Murray-Inslee process. One study on energy replacement and one on transportation solutions due to the loss of barging.
With thorough feedback, the House Appropriations committee–led by Representative Chris Corry (R-LD 15)–made notable changes to the budget language. These include the following:
The final amount appropriated to these studies was lowered from $5 million to $2 million per study.
Our take:
Montana passes resolution to oppose breaching lower Snake River dams
As you may have heard in our previous edition of Runoff, resolution SJ10 was being considered by Montana's legislature. With broad bipartisan support, the legislature passed SJ10 and affirmed Montana's support for retaining the lower Snake River dams.
This makes Montana the first state to officially take a public stance in support of these valuable hydropower assets.
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