HJM 4004 - DIGEST

     Requests that the President of the United States, the Department of Energy, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission take strong short-term measures to reduce wholesale costs throughout the western United States.

     Requests that Congress assure that the northwest utilities that sent power to the State of California under federal mandates will be fully compensated, for the electricity they sent in response to the orders, through federal guarantees or guarantees through the State of California.