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FY2010-14 Urging The Alaska Energy Authority And Alaska State Legislature To Award Grant Funding For Kodiak Electric Association's Terror Lake Unit 3 Hydroelectric Project1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 state, and the nation; and 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 Nov KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH RESOLUTION NO. FY 2010 -14 Introduced by: Manager Gifford Requested by: J. Richcreek, KEA Drafted by: J. Richcreek, KEA Introduced on: 11/05/2009 Adopted on: 11/05/2009 A RESOLUTION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH URGING THE ALASKA ENERGY AUTHORITY AND ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE TO AWARD GRANT FUNDING FOR KODIAK ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION'S TERROR LAKE UNIT 3 HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT WHEREAS, safe and reliable electric energy is an essential service for residents of the Kodiak Island Borough; and WHEREAS, unstable diesel fuel prices create volatile electric rates that hinder economic development in the Kodiak region; and WHEREAS, renewable energy provides a sustainable power supply and power cost stability; and WHEREAS, renewable power is crucial for the environmental health of Kodiak Island, the WHEREAS, expanding the capacity of the Terror Lake Hydroelectric Facility will provide electrical grid stability needed before additional renewable energy resources can be developed; and WHEREAS, the Terror Lake Unit 3 Hydroelectric Project is a technically and economically feasible project that Kodiak Electric Association, Inc. is able to complete and operate for the Tong -term benefit of the Kodiak community; and WHEREAS, Kodiak Electric Association, Inc.'s Terror Lake Unit 3 Hydroelectric Project is in need of capital project funding; and WHEREAS, the State of Alaska is committed to supporting the development and enhancement of its renewable power through the establishment of the Renewable Energy Grant Fund for the benefit of all Alaskans; and NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH that the Alaska Energy Authority and the Alaska State Legislature are urged to fully fund Kodiak Electric Association, Inc.'s grant request from the Renewable Energy Fund for the Terror Lake Unit 3 Hydroelectric Project. ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH THIS FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2009 ATTEST: M. Javier, Kodiak Island Borough Borough Clerk KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH e'• me M. Selby, Boroug Resolution No. FY2010 -14 Page 1 of 1