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CENTRAL COUNCIL OF TLINGIT AND HAIDA INDIAN TRIBES OF ALASKA
Seventy -Third Annual General Assembly
April 16-19, 2008
Juneau, Alaska
Resolution GA/ 08-03
Title: .Dedaration.of.Emenzencv Related to Enereu ..... .
By: Tlingit & Haida Community Council of the City and Borough of Juneau
WHEREAS, Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Central
Council) is a federally recognized tribe of more than 26,000 tribal citizens; and
WHEREAS, the cost and availability of affordable low cost electricity and alternative
fuels has come to a crisis and has created emergencies impacting the health, cost of living,
transportation, availability of food and the ability to undertake food gathering, heating of homes
and businesses and the cost to operate public facilities and schools — for all tribal members
residing in rural and urban communities; and
WHEREAS, there is a need to have a long term, intermediate term and a NOW strategy
for the tribal government to assist tribal members, their families and communities to successfully
overcome this energy crisis and emergency; and
WHEREAS, the natural resources of Southeastern Alaska's island geography contains
the opportunities to develop hydroelectric facilities, tidal energy, wave energy, wind energy and
to connect all such generation sources to a regional intertie energy transportation network; and
WHEREAS, there is the technical and industry capacity to develop fuel sources and
alternative fuels from municipal waste, wood waste, plasma waste recycling, clean coal
technologies and public utility installation of natural gas or propane systems — to reduce costs
and make cleaner fuels available to residences, businesses and industries.
WHEREAS, the Southeast Region of Alaska is in dire need of a Regional Energy Plan (Plan) and
a Regional Energy Authority (REA) to unify the services available to Southeast Alaska rate payers; and,
WHEREAS, a REA authority should be established that represents the broadest array of the
individuals, organizations and companies including Tribal entities in order to make the best engineering
decisions affecting the production and transportation of energy throughout the region; and,
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GA Resolution 08-03
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WHEREAS, a priority of the REA should be fair and equitable rates throughout the Sate; and,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Seventy -Third General Assembly of
Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska convened in Juneau, Alaska on
April 16-19, 2008, hereby declares a tribal crisis and emergency as a result of the high cost of
electrical energy and fuels available to tribal members, to their communities, to their cultural
way of life involving hunting, fishing and gathering, to their educational institutions, to their
transportation, to their businesses and their industries; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the tribal president and executive council is hereby
- directed to do all things necessary to reduce the cost of energy and increase the availability of
alternative fuels to tribal members and their communities by doing the following:
1. Assist the tribal community, the State and Federal governments to create and implement
an Energy Policy and strategic plan to address the energy crisis and emergency for all of
Alaska's peoples.
2. Undertake and administer tribal programs that will reduce costs, make more energy and
alternative fuels available by implementing tribal programs, engaging in partnerships,
joint ventures and alliances, participating in investments, applying for State, Federal and
private grants, and by supporting existing, proposed and planned future projects which
will increase the supply and availability of energy to tribal members and their
communities.
3. Specifically support the Swan to Tyee intertie construction project being undertaken by
the Four Dam Pool, the Kake and Hoonah proposed energy intertie systems, hydroelectric
development at Metlakatla, hydroelectric development of Reynolds Creek on Prince of
Wales Island by Haida Corporation, hydroelectric development of Mahoney Lake by
Cape Fox Corporation, hydroelectric development of Thayer Creek on Admiralty Island
by Kootmoowoo Corporation, and hydroelectric development of Dorothy Lake by
Alaska Electric Light and Power Company.
4. Implement a NOW strategy and set of tasks to begin immediately to reduce the costs of
electricity, heating, and transportation fuels by participating in programs and supporting
programs administered by State, Federal and local governments which will reduce or
offset such costs to tribal members and their communities; to participate in programs that
will reduce heating costs by insulating and weatherizing homes and businesses; to create
an institutional research center located in Southeastern Alaska focused upon energy and
alternative fuels solutions; support the development of the plasma waste recycling project
at Wards Cove near Ketchikan, Alaska; and the installation of permitted gas utility
systems throughout all of Southeastern Alaska by Alaska Intrastate Gas Company.
5. Support net. metering legislation.
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6. Adopt a "one state one rate plan" for the State of Alaska.
BE IT FINALLY RESOVED, that the President and the Executive Committee should
continue taking a leadership role in developing a Regional Energy Plan and work with all other
entities in moving the interests of the Tribe through the Regional Energy Authority that
represents the interests of the Tribe and provides regular reports to the Tribal members on the
regions progress including a full evaluation of cost of energy by community and a report on
needs.
ADOPTED this 19`h day of April 2008, by the Seventy -Third General Assembly of
Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska.
CERTIFY
President William E. Martin
ATTEST
Tribal Secretary ichele et