MISSION, Ore.- Patty Perry, the Planning Department director for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), has been confirmed to the Oregon Department of Energy’s Energy Facility Siting Council.
Perry is currently part of the CTUIR Energy Strategy Team and was recommended by her teammates to CTUIR Board of Trustees (BOT) as a candidate to fill the council vacancy.
After being recommended for the position to Governor Kotek, Perry submitted her qualifications, and her candidacy was referred to the Senate Rules Committee for a hearing.
“I attended the scheduled hearing on Sept. 29 and submitted testimony to the committee, which recommended my appointment to the full Senate following its vetting,” said Perry. “The Senate voted and confirmed my appointment on Sept. 30.”
The Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council is comprised of seven members and oversees the development of electric-generating facilities, high-voltage transmission lines, gas pipelines, radioactive waste disposal sites, and other projects across the state.
Perry is already gathering information and reviewing potential energy projects as she adjusts to her new council position, according to a CTUIR press release on her appointment, and is grateful for the CTUIR Board of Trustees and Office of Executive Director for their confidence and recommendation of her for the council.
“As a long-time tribal planner with experience and knowledge of treaty rights, tribal sovereignty, working with various land jurisdictional issues, and with the cultural education I have received while working here at CTUIR for 18 years, I hope to be able to apply those insights learned while reviewing these projects,” Perry said.
Perry’s term on the council started October 1 and runs through June 30, 2029.
