
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 10:50:00 -0700 (PDT)
From: cynthia.sandherr@enron.com
To: richard.shapiro@enron.com
Subject: RE: Draft Letter to Congress on Wynn Reliability Legislation
Cc: joe.hartsoe@enron.com, dwatkiss@bracepatt.com
Bcc: joe.hartsoe@enron.com, dwatkiss@bracepatt.com

Rick:  unfortunately, the stand alone reliability legislation DOES have a
"reasonable chance of passing."  To block this possibility, we are pursuing
two strategies simultaneously.  #1 the Stakeholder letter with the message
that the bill does little for reliability and provides no real political
inoculation so should not be passed; and #2 the lack of consensus on the
technical language contained within the bill makes passage problematic.  If
the bill were to be able to move, the bill must be considered "consensus"
otherwise it  will pose political problems for the Calendar.  Today, there is
still lack of bill consensus.  We should consider a strategy of asking for
reasonable legislative provisions beyond the current language which would
improve the bill (and continue to keep true consensus from occurring.)  Of
course, we cannot be obvious on this approach.

Part of the reason I was pushing to get one or our CEO's to play golf with
Congressman Tauzin on the 22nd is he is the key Member pushing the House
Leadership to pass the stand-alone bill now to "politically inoculate
Republicans."  As the likely new House Commerce Committee Chairman; he
carries sway.  Another approach would be for us to call Entergy to give
Congressman Tauzin the same message.

And our #3 strategy.....pray that the temperature cools down so the issue
dissipates.....and/or they run out of time......




