EXH0165018378

PCHBPollution Control Hearings Board of the State of Washington

on Mondayandwe needto makesureourmessa..gesare clearandconsistent.I_11.Uyto geta holdof Carol rightaway, and checkwith Dianeto see it younaveanytime ava,aomtot a phoneconversationtooay or _morrowmorning. We havea fullyear to makethe401decisionsowaitinguntilthestudiesarecompleteshouldnotbean issuefroma technicalstandpoint.However,as youareawarethis is a realbigdealtothePOSas they believea delay beyond Februarywillcostthem(thepublic)millions,And our messagehasbeenthatthe401 reviewp.r_.,ess andthe studiesare notformally/legallyconnected(thebudgetprovisosaionI evenmention_ea/ac). we nave tola me POSon several occasionsthatit ispossiblemestuaieswillproviaeintormadonthatmightwantusto aelay the401 review,butthatthis was notlikelyandthatwe shouldknowbyJanuaryif thiswouldevenbethecase. MicDinsmoreof the POS toldus that the Governortoldhimessentiallythesameruinglastwinter. I'llneed to advisethe POS ASAPoncewehavea good understandingof theGovernor'scommitmenL From_:"inalMessage----- •Fitzsimmons,1rmmu Sent: Friday, September17, 19992:55AM To: Alkim,Bill;HellvdO,Raymond Subject: SeaHacThirdRunway have been told that the Governor met with Sea-Tac legislators (Paterson et al) and committed that the 401 Certification should not be made until ai_er the studies are complete. This may have implications on the process. An OFM staff was in the room if more detaiL_are neexied. Carol Jolly knows who was there .... ) DOEI/13/O0 106e AR 018378 EXH0165018378
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