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Subject: Caifornia GOP Calls for Emergency Legsilative Session to Address
 Natural Gas
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   CONTACT: James Fisfis
March 5, 2001        (916) 319-2071

GOP MOVES NATURAL GAS TO FRONT BURNER
Assembly Republicans join together once again to request Davis to call=20
special session.

(SACRAMENTO) =01) Assembly Republicans united Monday in asking Governor Gra=
y=20
Davis to call a special session of the California legislature to deal with=
=20
skyrocketing natural gas prices.

=01&Families and businesses are reeling every month from extraordinary gas=
=20
prices.  Pardon the expression, but the natural gas crisis no longer belong=
s=20
on California=01,s back burner,=018 said Assembly Republican leader Bill Ca=
mpbell=20
(R =01) Villa Park).

Assembly Republicans unanimously signed a letter to Governor Gray Davis=20
asking for him to convene a special session of the legislature to deal with=
=20
California=01,s skyrocketing natural gas bills.  Republicans delivered the=
=20
letter to Davis this morning.

=01&A special session is both a symbolic and a practical necessity.  It tel=
ls=20
Californians that we care about their skyrocketing gas bills.  It tells=20
businesses everywhere that California is going to provide for its future=20
energy needs,=018 said Campbell.  =01&Practically speaking, a special sessi=
on also=20
allow us to pass legislation which can take effect immediately.=018

Republicans believe the electricity and natural gas crises are inextricably=
=20
linked.

=01&California=01,s natural gas crisis is completely intertwined with its=
=20
electricity crisis,=018 said Campbell.  =01&Any plan to deal with our elect=
ricity=20
crisis must have a natural gas component or Californians are going to pay=
=20
unacceptably high prices for both.=018

Assembly Republicans believe the natural gas crisis has many fronts, all of=
=20
which could be addressed comprehensively by a special session.

=01&Natural gas issues include pipeline capacity, storage, exploration,=20
alternative fuels and conservation,=018 said Campbell.  =01&A special sessi=
on lets=20
us put together a comprehensive solution.=018

=01&The private sector has the expertise and the capital to deal with these=
=20
issues if government would just get out of the way.  Republicans believe th=
at=20
a legislative solution to the natural gas crisis should leave the resources=
=20
and primary decision-making to the private sector,=018 said Campbell.

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=09Susan J Mara
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=09=09 Subject: Today's Assembly GOP press conference - materials

in case you didn't see this

Sue Mara
Enron Corp.
Tel: (415) 782-7802
Fax:(415) 782-7854
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=09"Costigan, Richard" <Richard.Costigan@asm.ca.gov>
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=09=09 Subject: Today's Assembly GOP press conference - materials


 <<press release.doc>>  <<Natgastps - rep legislation.doc>>  <<Republican
Energy Address.doc>>  <<QA.doc>>  <<DOE powerpoint.ppt>>

Attached are documents that were part of today's Assembly GOP press
conference on the pending natural gas crisis.  If you have any questions,
please call me.

Thanks,

RSC

Richard Costigan, III
Chief of Staff
Office of the Assembly Republican Leader
California State Assembly
(916) 319-2071



 - press release.doc
 - Natgastps - rep legislation.doc
 - Republican Energy Address.doc
 - QA.doc
 - DOE powerpoint.ppt