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Home My WebLink About20100621Wynkoop Affidavit.pdfRECEWED iom JUN 2 \ AM 8: 33 ¡ 'AHO PUE¡~i.(;c:~ ''',hi UTILR'ìËS COf,lM!~~\\,jn David E. Wynkoop, ISB No 2429 SHERER & WYNKOOP, LLP 730 N. Main St. P.O. Box 31 Meridian, ID 83680 Telephone: 208.887.4800 Facsimile: 208.887.4865 Email: dwynkooplaw(igmail.com ß Up ,-'E.-tO .- 0''" Attorneys for the Idaho Association of Highway Districts, the Association of Idaho Cities and the Idaho Association of Counties IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY TO MODIFY ITS RULE H LINE EXTENSION TARIFF RELATED TO NEW SERVICE ATTACHMENTS AND DISTRIBUTION LINE INSTALLATIONS, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION) ) Respondent on Appeal, )i )and ) ) ) Respondent/Respondent on AppeaL ~ ADA COUNTY HIGHWAY DISTRICT, Petitioner/ Appellant, vs. IDAHO POWER COMPANY, AFFIDAVIT OF DAVID E. WYNKOOP IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO FILE AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF Supreme Court Docket No. 37294-2010 Idaho Public Utilities Commission No. IPC-E-08-22 AFFIDAVIT OF DAVID E. WYNKOOP IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO FILE AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF - 1 David E. Wynkoop, being first duly sworn upon oath, deposes and states as follows: 1. I am counsel for the Idaho Association of Highway Districts. In this matter, Jam also serving as cotmsel for the Association of Idaho Cities and the Idaho Association of Counties. 2. I am duly admitted to the practice of law before this Court and the courts of the State of Idaho. 3. I have personal knowledge of the matters herein referred to, and make this Affidavit in support of the Motion to File Amicus Brief filed herein by the Idaho Association of Highway Districts, the Association ofIdaho Cities and the Idaho Association of Counties. 4, Th,e Association ofIdaho Cities is an association of 190 cities throughout the state \ of Idaho. The pul?lic rights-of-way within these cities fall within the jurisdiction of manycity street departments and some highway districts, many of which have policies or regulations related to the reloç;ation of utility lines on the rights-of-way within their respective communities. 5, The Idaho Association of Counties is an association of 44 counties throughout the state of Idaho. The public rights of way within these counties fall within the jurisdiction of many different county road departments and highway districts, many of which have policies or regulations related to the relocation of utility lines on the rights-of-way within their respective highway districts, 6. The Idaho Association of Highway Districts is an association of 64 highway districts throughout the state of Idaho. Many of those highway districts have policies or regulations relatec, to the relocation of utility lines on the rights-of-way within their respective highway districts, AFFIDAVIT OF DAVID E. WYNKOOP IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO FILE AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF - 2 7. I have reviewed Idaho Power's Rule H Tariff and the Idaho Public Utilities Commission's Order No. 30955 approving Idaho Power's Rule H Tariff. I believe a decision in this appeal will affect each of the entities that have joined in this motion. 8. The Idaho Association of Highway Districts, the Association of Idaho Cities and the Idaho Association of Counties requests permission to jointly fie one single Amicus Brief in this matter. They do not request permission to participate in oral argument. STATE OF IDAHO ) ) ss.County of Ada ) SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN before me this /1 day of June, 20 i O. ,"',......"", M "#...,' "\ i. . ON ii,#.,:'l ~ ~ ......... :.O"~.. "' . . f! $ ~ ... ... \~ ..: ~o'tA.Ry" \.. . ~- ..: . . .: : ..... : :: ~ c: =-: .. PUß\''\ · ..~. .- 0 ~": .p ... ...... $## ~ ........ ~~y.. #### A 'lS OF \~ "..,.."" ",'lli..I1"" me: Janet L. Monzo otary Public for Idaho Residing at Meridian, Idaho My commission expires 10-14-2015 AFFIDAVIT OF DAVID E. WYNKOOP IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO FILE AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF ~ 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this)! day of June, 2010, I caused to be served a true copy of the foregoing AFFIDAVIT OF DAVID E. WYNKOOP IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO FILE AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF by the method indicated below, and addressed to each of the following: Jean D. Jewell Commission Secretary IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0074 Merlyn W. Clark D. John Ashby HAWLEY TROXELL ENNIS & HAWLEY P.O. Box 1617 Boise, ID 83701 Kristine Sasser IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION P.O. Box 83720 Boise,ID 83720-0074 Lisa Nordstrom IDAHO POWER COMPANY P.O. Box 70 Boise, Idaho 83707-0070 Scott Sparks Gregory W. Said IDAHO POWER COMPANY P.O. Box 70 Boise, Idaho 83707-0070 Michael C. Creamer GIVENS PURSLEY, LLP 601 W. Bannock St. Boise, ID 83702 ./ U.S. Mail, Postage Prepaid Hand Delivered _ Overnight Mai I E-mail _ Telecopy r. U.S. Mail, Postage Prepaid Hand Delivered _ Overnight Mail E-mail _ Telecopy / U.S. Mail, Postage Prepaid Hand Delivered _ Overnight Mail _ E-mail: kr.sasser(puc.idaho.gov _ Telecopy g U.S. Mail, Postage Prepaid Hand Delivered _ Overnight Mail _ E-mail: lnordstrom(Çidahopower.eom _ Telecopy: ~ U.S. Mail, Postage Prepaid Hand Delivered _ Overnight Mail _ E-mail: ssparks(Çidahopower.com gsaidcm idahopower.com _ Telecopy e/ U.S. Mail, Postage Prepaid Hand Delivered _ Overnight Mail _ E-mail: mec(Çgivenspursley.eom _l'elecopy AFFIDAVIT OF DAVID E. WYNKOOP IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO FILE AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF - 4 Micheal Kurtz, Esq. Kurt J. Boehm, Esq. BOEHM, KURTZ & LOWRY 36 E. Seventh Street, Suite 1510 Cincinnati, OH 45202 Matthew A. Johnson Davis F. VanderVelde WHITE PETERSON GIGRA Y ROSSMAN NYE & NICHOLS, P.A. 5700 E. Franklin Road, Suite 200 Nampa, ID 83687 Kevin Higgins ENERGY STRATEGIES, LLC Parkside Towers 215 S. State Street, Suite 200 Salt Lake City, UT 8411 1 ¿' U.S. Mail, Postage Prepaid Hand Delivered _ Overnight Mail _ E-mail: mkrtz(BKLIawfirm.eom kboehm( BKLlawfirm.eom _ Telecopy /' U.S. Mail, Postage Prepaid Hand Delivered _ Overnight Mail _ E-mail: mjohnoncmwhitepeterson.com dvandervelde(Çwhitepeterson.eom ~ Telecopy L U.S. Mail, Postage Prepaid Hand Delivered _ Overnight Mail _ E-mail: khgginscmenergystrat.eom _ Telecopy AFFIDAVIT OF DAVID E. WYNKOOP IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO FILE AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF - 5