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Seattle committee recommends Skagit relicensing settlement, sending measure to full council
Summary
The Parks and Seattle City Light Committee voted 5-0 to recommend Council Bill 121177, a comprehensive settlement and relicensing agreement for the Skagit River hydroelectric project that staff said would secure a 50‑year FERC license and launch immediate habitat and monitoring work.
The Parks and Seattle City Light Committee voted unanimously to recommend passage of Council Bill 121177, the comprehensive settlement and relicensing agreement for the Skagit River hydroelectric project. Chair Deborah Juarez moved the recommendation and the clerk recorded five ayes (Strauss, Saka, Rivera, Kettle, Juarez).
Seattle City Light officials told the committee the agreement is a milestone intended to secure hydropower for Seattle customers for the next 50 years and was negotiated with tribal partners and other stakeholders. "This is a historic milestone for City Light, and the city of Seattle, to secure an agreement that ensures the critical hydropower resource will continue to be available for the next 50 years," Craig Smith, interim director and CEO of Seattle City Light, said during the presentation.
City Light staff said the department completed 33 studies…
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