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Regional
Resource Stewardship Council Members Named
October
1 , 2002
TVA
announced today the members of the second-term Regional Resource Stewardship
Council, created to provide advice and counsel to TVA on the management
of natural resources in the Tennessee Valley.
The
council was established under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, which
sets guidelines for establishing a group that provides advice or makes
recommendations to an agency of the federal government.
First
convened in March 2000, the council made several recommendations to the
TVA Board during its initial two-year term. The recommendations included
establishing an aquatic plant management policy, continuing to manage
public lands to support long-term benefits, conducting a new study of
reservoir operations, and continuing TVAs role in economic development
of the region.
The
Board accepted many of the recommendations, including beginning the Reservoir
Operations Study in the fall of 2001 to determine how TVA can best manage
the river and reservoir system to provide the greatest benefits to the
public.
The
TVA Board appointed members to the second-term council after receiving
nominations from governors of the states served by TVA and recommendations
from TVA customer organizations, community officials, and interest groups.
New
members appointed by the governors are Michele Myers, Kuttawa, Kentucky;
Jackie Shelton, Pennington Gap, Virginia; and Ed Williams, Bluff City,
Tennessee. Tom Vorholt, Nashville, Tennessee, was appointed through recommendations
from stakeholders.
Members
who were reappointed by the governors to serve a second term are State
Senator Roger Bedford Jr., Russellville, Alabama; Mayor Thomas Griffith,
Amory, Mississippi; W. C. Nelson, Blairsville, Georgia; and Bill Forsyth,
Murphy, North Carolina.
Other
council members returning for a second term are Lee Baker, Newport, Tennessee;
Jimmy Barnett, Sheffield, Alabama; Austin Carroll, Hopkinsville, Kentucky;
Phil Comer, Dandridge, Tennessee; Karl Dudley, Selmer, Tennessee; Julie
Hardin, Knoxville, Tennessee; Miles Mennell, Nashville; Elaine Patterson,
Chattanooga, Tennessee; Bruce Shupp, Montgomery, Alabama; Stephen Smith,
Knoxville; Paul Teague, Parsons, Tennessee; and Greer Tidwell Jr., Nashville.
Shupp
will continue to serve as council chairman, working with the members and
TVA to prepare agendas for future meetings and chair each session. Kate
Jackson, TVAs executive vice president of River System Operations
and Environment and TVAs environmental executive, serves as the
designated federal officer for the council.
The
members will serve two-year terms in accordance with the FACA, and membership
can be extended. Council meetings are open to the public. The first meeting
is scheduled for October 23 24 in Knoxville. Full details on the
time and place will be released closer to the meeting date.
TVA
is the nations largest public power producer, and its power system
is self-financed. TVA provides power to large industries and 158 power
distributors that serve 8.3 million consumers in seven southeastern states.
Media Contact:
Barbara
Martocci, Knoxville (865-632-8623) or TVA News Bureau, Knoxville (865-632-6000)
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