1      BEFORE THE CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

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            9                      DECEMBER 17, 2013

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           15                        FINAL ACTION

           16        E1a - GWF ENERGY, LLC-Hanford (1122), 743424

           17       E1b - GWF ENERGY, LLC-Henrietta (1123), 743425

           18         E1c - GWF ENERGY, LLC-Tracy (1124), 743427

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           27                      REPORTED BY:  Kathleen Skidgel 

           28                                     CSR NO. 9039




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            1                        P R E S E N T

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            3    For the Board              Jerome E. Horton 
                 of Equalization:           Chairman
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            5                               Michelle  Steel
                                            Vice-Chairwoman
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            7                               Betty T. Yee 
                                            Member
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            9                               George Runner
                                            Member
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           11                               John Chiang 
                                            State Controller       
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           13                               Joann Richmond
                                            Chief, Board Proceedings 
           14                               Division
                 
           15    For Board of
                 Equalization Staff:        Lou Ambrose
           16                               Tax Counsel IV
                                            Legal Department
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            1                           450 N STREET

            2                           SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

            3                           DECEMBER 17, 2013

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            5             MR. HORTON:  Ms. Richmond.

            6             MS. RICHMOND:  Our next item is the item 

            7    that was submitted for decision, Item E, GWF Energy, 

            8    LLC - Hanford; GWF Energy, LLC - Henrietta; GWF 

            9    Energy, LLC - Tracy.  

           10             MR. HORTON:  Thank you, Ms. Richmond.  

           11             MS. YEE:  Mr. Chairman, I'll move to -- 

           12             MR. HORTON:  Discussion?  

           13             MS. YEE:  -- adopt the staff 

           14    recommendation.  

           15             MR. HORTON:  Member Yee moves to adopt 

           16    staff recommendation.  Second by Member Chiang.  

           17             MS. STEEL:  Objection.  

           18             MR. HORTON:  Objection noted by Member 

           19    Steel.  

           20             Miss -- discussion, Members?  

           21             Member Runner.  

           22             MR. RUNNER:  Yeah, I'm -- I'm not going to 

           23    be supportive of the motion.  I think that there is 

           24    some conclusions that -- out of Elk Hills that could 

           25    be applied and potentially on a number of issues for 

           26    us here and in the future, and I'm not sure we have 

           27    adequately dealt with those.  So I'd be -- 

           28             MR. HORTON:  Thank you, sir.  So noted.  




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            1             Ms. Richmond, please call the roll.  

            2             MS. RICHMOND:  Mr. Horton.  

            3             MR. HORTON:  Aye.  

            4             MS. RICHMOND:  Ms. Steel.  

            5             MS. STEEL:  No.  

            6             MS. RICHMOND:  Mr. Runner.  

            7             MR. RUNNER:  No.  

            8             MS. RICHMOND:  Ms. Yee.  

            9             MS. YEE:  Aye.  

           10             MS. RICHMOND:  Ms. Mandel -- oh, I'm sorry.  

           11    Mr. Chiang.  

           12             MR. CHIANG:  Aye.  

           13             MS. RICHMOND:  Motion carries.  

           14             MR. HORTON:  Thank you.  

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            1                   REPORTER'S CERTIFICATE

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            3    State of California    )

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            5    County of Sacramento   )

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            7             I, KATHLEEN SKIDGEL, Hearing Reporter for 

            8    the California State Board of Equalization certify 

            9    that on December 17, 2013 taken I recorded verbatim, 

           10    in shorthand, to the best of my ability, the 

           11    proceedings in the above-entitled hearing; that I 

           12    transcribed the shorthand writing into typewriting; 

           13    and that the preceding pages 1 through 4 constitute 

           14    a complete and accurate transcription of the 

           15    shorthand writing.

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           17    Dated:  January 9, 2013

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           21                           KATHLEEN SKIDGEL, CSR #9039

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