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participation in the Third AC line of the Pacific Northwest- 

 Pacific Southwest Intertie. 



BPA also has a major responsibility with respect to fish 

 and wildlife resources impacted by the Federal hydroelectric 

 system. The costs involved are very large and growing even 

 larger. That makes it imperative that BPA ensure that its 

 expenditures are achieving real benefits for fish and 

 wildlife. BPA should insist that any fish or wildlife program 

 funded by it include at the outset specific, measurable 

 objectives. Additionally, it should insist that there be 

 established at the outset how and when program performance 

 will be measured against those objectives. Finally, BPA 

 should insist that when programs are not meeting their 

 objectives they should be stopped or changed so the dollars 

 can be redeployed in ways that will provide real benefits for 

 fish and wildlife. The clear responsibility to fish and 

 wildlife resources is not satisfied just by spending dollars. 

 The challenge is to make sure that the dollars are spent in a 

 way that really benefits fish and wildlife. 



In short, BPA can continue to improve its efficiency and 

 cost-effectiveness by shifting its focus toward a clearly 

 defined goal that emphasizes those activities for which it is 

 best suited and by helping to ensure that its fishery and 

 other environmental programs produce the desired result cost- 

 ef fectivelv. 



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