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RESOLUTION NO. 8304
OF THE
TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF THE AGREEMENT WITH THE PYRAMID LAKE
PAIUTE TRIBAL COUNCIL AND DIRECTING THE GENERAL MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE THE PER KILOWATT HOUR SUM TO BE PAID FOR ELECTRICAL
POWER GENERATED AND DISTRIBUTED
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public
Utility District as follows:
1. The Board of Directors hereby adopts the agreement between the
Truckee Donner Public Utility District and the Pyramid Lake
Tribal Council, a copy of which has been attached hereto and
entitled Exhibit "A", and authorizes its President to execute
said agreeme' nt.
2. The General Manager, James M. Ward, is hereby authorized to
negotiate any provision of the agreement in accordance with
the direction given to him during closed session by the Board
of Directors and in accordance with the terms of said agree-
ment
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public
Utility District at a meting held within said District on the 3rd day of
January, 1983, by the following roll call vote:
• AYES: Corbett, Huber., Kuttel, VanLandingham and Maass.
NOES: None .
gw ABSENT: None.
TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
By
lite s A Maass, President
ATTEST:
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Susan M. Craigy Deputy Di;aict Clerk
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AGREEMENT BETWEEN TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY
DISTRICT AND THE PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBAL COUNCIL
This Agreement is made between the Truckee Donne 'r Public
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Utility District, a local public agency of the
g y State of
California, hereinafter referred to as "the. District " and
the
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribal Council , hereinafter referred to as
"the Council, " with reference to the following facts :
FACTS
1. The District has made application before the
ppFederal
Energy Regulatory Commission and other local state and federal.
agencies, to develop small hydroelectric generating 1
g g plants at
Baca, Prosser Creek and Stampede Dams within the Truckee River
Water Basin, as follows:
Boca: State Water Resources Control
40 Board (WRCB) Division of Water
Rights Permit Application No. 25947
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) Project No. 2920
Prosser Creek: State Water Resources Control
Board (WRCB) Division. of Water
Rights Permit Application Noe 25946
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) Project e c t No. 2 9 2
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Stampede: State Water Resources Control
Board (WRCB) Division of Water
Rights Permit Application No. 26 273
Permit No, 18320
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (PERC) Pro a ect N
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applications upon the initial filing a.t�: a time •
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was concerned that the Council ' s existing and e
pending water
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affected by the District ' s hydroelectric proposed � ctric development as
hereinabove described.
3. A series of meetings has taken
g place between
representatives of the Council. and the District Districtp culminating •�,n a
presentation by the District ' s General Manager g at the regular
meeting of the Council on Frida December Y� r 3 , 3.982 , •in the
Council chambers at Nixon, Nevada at which
time and place, the
Council, by majority vote , expressed s sed its willingness .
P �.ngness to withdraw
its protests based upon certain terms and conditions including,
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but not limited to , payment b` the District •
.l t to the Council of a
fixed annual fee based u on the actual
P power output of the
proposed hydroelectric projects ,
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4 . The Board of Directors of the District t has considered
various plans and alternatives , including an annual payment to
the Council based upon the actual generation of electric tr_lc paver at
the Boca, Prosser Creek and Stampede dam sites.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual '
proms se s and
covenants made herein, the parties agree as follows,•
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A G R E E M E N T
REMOVAL OF PROTESTS
5 . Contempora.neouslN, with the execution of this Agreement,
the Council shall take all action necessaryin order rd to
permanently remove and withdraw i.t s protests of the Districts'
pending applications as described in l above 'paragraph inc luding
but not limited to adopting Resolution No. PL in the form
attached hereto, marked Exhibit "A" and incor crated
p herein by
reference; and shall further refrain f ram
challenging,
pretesting, arguing against, or in an other way Y y the
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District' s efforts to develophydroelectric power�' p at all dam
sites.
PAYMENT OF FEE
6e On December 31 , of each year that each hydroelectric
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power plan is actually operated and maintained by the District ,
the District shall pay to the Council_ a sure equal to 1 mil .
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[ - 001�1 per kilowatt hour of electrical power. generated p g t � and
distributed at each such darn site duringthe m
immediately
preceding year or portion thereof. .
7 . Within sixty (60) days thereafter, re respntat 'ves
p i of
the District and the Council shall meet at their respective
principal places of business, in alternating sequence, beginning ng
with t)ie first meetingbe h '
to held at the Counc�.l s principal
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place of business , for the purpose of conducting a syst� ematic and
thorough review of the operation of each hydroelectric power
plant, in order to carefully check zi.nd determine that the sum to
.be paid to the Council in accordance w i th the •terms of thi s
Agreement is correct and accurate. Such meet ing shall 'include a
review of the manner in which the hydroelectric power generated
at the various dam sites is measured by metering equipment
installed for the purpose o-f. determini.ng capacity and energy
output from the hydroelectric plant s , The metering equipment
shall be maintained by the District in accordance •with generally
accepted utility practices, Representatives or the Council may
witness regular tests of the metering equipment •and examine test
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records, generation records , and other_ information •pertinent to
the operation and maintenance of the metering e quipment, upon
reasonable notice to the District, All of the books and records
of the 0. District pertaining to the hydroelectric generation plants
shall be made available and open to the Council for its review
and consideration in carrying out the terms of this Agreement at
each such annual meeting,
WAIVER OF DEFENSE
8,v Truckee-Donner Public Utility District will not raise
as a defense to a claim by the Pyr amid Lake Pa iute Tr ibe for a
water right to preserve Pyrami d Lake and to restore Lahontan
cutthroat trout and cui-ui natural spawning in the Truckee River,
that the hydroelectric project at Boca Dam was •built in reliance
on the Truckee River Agreement or the final decree in the United
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States v., Orr Water Ditch Company case or in reliance upon the
fact that the Pyramid Lake. Tribe does not have an adjudicated
water right for fishery purposes,
NITROGEN LEVELS
90 The Truckee-Donner Public Utili ty District re presents
that the hydroelectric project at Boca Dam will not increase.
nitrogen saturation levels in the river below Boca Dam above
levels which would be present were the hydroelectric project not
in existence, as more fully set forth in the attached letter from
Johannes J. DeVries., Ph.D. , P.E. , dated July 27 , 1982 , mar ked
Exhibit "B" attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Truckee-Donner Public Utility District cngreps to take whatever
steps are necessary to insure that nitrogen saturation levels are
not increased*
TERM OF AGREEMENT
10. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect as
it relates to each hydroelectric generating power plant for the
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life of each such plant, and all renewal periods as determined in
each License granted to the District by the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission*
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INSURANCE
11. This District shall maintain a n insiirance policy i n the
amount of $500 , 000 , for the death of or injury to any person ill
any one accident, :and $5 , 000 , 000 , for the death of or injury to
more than one person in any one ac cident , wh-ich policy shall
.conunence in force and effect upon completion of construction and
initial operation of each dam site , insur 0 ing against damages
sustained by reason of any liability relatinq to
the •ownership,
operation, maintenance and construct ion of each hydroelectric
power plant, and the distribution of electrical power therefrom,
and shall furnish the Council satisfactory evidence of such
insurance, naming the Council as an additional insured,
MUTUAL INDEMNIFICATION* AND HOLD HARMLESS
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12. The parties hereby mutually release and agree to
indemnify each other from and against any canal all injuries to and
deaths of persons, and injuries to property, or other interests,
and any and all claims, duties , demands , costs , losses , damage,
liability, and lawsuits, howsoever the same may be caused,
asserted at any time, by any and all persons, firms, corporations
and other entities , which directly or indirectly result from the
operation, maintenance, construction, distribution, and use of
each hydroelectric power generating plant, described in this
Agreement. Such indemnification shall include reimbursement of
attorneys fees.
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13. The parties further agrees to indemnify and save each
other harmless from and cagainst any and all in3uries to and
deaths of persons , and injuries to ropert r other, interests,
and any and all claims , duties , demands , costs , losse s , damage ,
liability, and lawsuits , howsoever the same may be caused,
asserted at any time , by any and all persons , firms , corporations
"and other entities , directly or indirectly made or suffered by
District, its agents , subcontractors, and employees , which
directly or indirectly arise •from, relate to or in any manner
whatsoever are ; connected with the operation, maintenance,
construction, distribution and use of each hydroelectric power
generating plant, described in this Agreement. Such
indemnification shall include reimburspment of attorneys fees.
OPERATION BY DISTRICT
14. The parties hereby expresssly acknowledge and agree
that the entire construction, operation , and ma in tenance of each
hydroelectric power plant described in this Agreement and the
distribution of electrical power therefrom, shall be within the
complete control of the District and its des ignated agents,
employees and affiliates , and in the case of Stampede Dam, such
control may be exercised by the United States Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, or other federa l agency. The
Council shall have absolutely no ownership inte res t or rights
whatsoever concerning such construction, ownership, operation , or
maintenance -of the hydroelectric power generating plants , or the
distriblition of electrical p ower therefrom,
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NOTICES
15. Notices or requests from either party y to the other
shall be in writing and delivered or mailed postage tape prepaid, to
the following addresses:
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribal Council
P. O. Box 256
Nixon, NV 894,4
Operator: Request Nixon #3
Truckee Donner Public Utility District
P.O. Box 309
"Truckee, CA 95734
(916) 587-3896
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SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
16 . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inu
re ure to the
benefit of the successors and assigns of both parties,
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S EV E RAB Z L T T Y
17 . In the event that any arty or provision
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Agreement is found to be illegal or unconstitutio
nal by a court
of competent jurisdiction, such findings shall
not affect the
remaining parts , portions , or provisions
of this Agreement
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HEADINGS
18. Headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience
of reference only and do not definer describe or limit the scope
or the intent of this Agreement, or any of the terms hereof,
COUNTERPARTS
19. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts , each of which shall be deemed to be an original,
but all of which together shall •constitute one and the same
instrument,
DISTRICT POWERS
20. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to limit,
restrict, or modify any rilight, duty, or obligation •given,
granted, or imposed upon the District by the laws of the State of
California now in effect, or hereafter �.dopt(:--%d , no to limi t or
restrict the power or authority of the District,, The Di strict
may enact rules, regulations resolutions, or ordinances ,
including without limitation creation of serrt
vice zones and rate
differentials applicable within the hydroelectric power
generating plants which may not be applicable elsewhere , in its
discretion,
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ATTORNEYS'�,� EXPERTS' AND CONSULTANTS' FEES
21.. In the event either party institutes an action to interpret
or enforce the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be
entitled to an award of reasonable attorneys' , experts' and consultants'
fees and costs in the court's discretion.
GOVERNING LAW
22. This Agreement and each of its severable provisions shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state of
California.
Dated: _ TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
By
Jaine s A. Maass, President --
Board of Directors
ATTEST:
,Tames M. Ward, District Clerk
Dated: PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBAL COUNCIL
By
APPROVED:
Michel Thorp, Attorney for the
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribal Council
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