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Fish and Wildlife 



Question I : BPA staff have stated that fish and wildlife spending amounts to about S300 



million per year. Please provide an accounting by year for expenditures and 

 estimates of foregone revenue for fish and wildlife measures since 1978. For 

 each year, provide costs of the net effects of the water budget and the additional 

 flow augmentation provided by the Northwest Power Planning Council phase 

 two amendments; repayment for bypass improvements, reimbursements to other 

 federal agencies and their purpose, and the fish and wildlife program expenses. 



Answer: The following tables and notes reflect the data requested above. It should be 



noted that Council Phase Two expenses are included under "BPA Fish and 

 Wildlife Program." Repayment to the Treasury for bypass improvements at 

 Corps of Engineers dams is included under "Associated Projects" and under 

 "Program Related Fixed Expenses." BPA repays the Treasury for costs 

 incurred by other federal agencies that are part of the Federal Columbia River 

 Power System Repayment does not go to the individual agency. 



BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION 

 Fish and Wildlife Investments — Notes 



General 



These notes support three separate tables that display, fi'om a rate making, revenue requirement 

 perspective, the Pacific Northwest electric utility ratepayers' investment in fish and wildlife 

 aaivities within the Columbia River Basin. The three tables cover the Fiscal Years (FY) 1978 to 

 1995. The expenses shown in the tables are based on budget outlays for the year shown. Where 

 audited actuals are not available for the period FY 1978 to FY 1992, estimates of actuals are 

 used. The title "Capital Investments," shown at the top of each table, is presented for 

 information. The annual expense Onterest, amortization, and depreciation) associated with these 

 investments is shown under the title "Program Related Fixed Expenses" 



The three tables cover the following years: Table One FY 1978 to FY 1984, Table Two FY 1985 

 to FY 1990, and Table Three FY 1991 to FY 1995. 



Footnotes — General 



(A) Power purchases and foregone revenues estimated for FY 1993 to FY 1995 could be 

 significantly higher depending on water conditions. The power purchase estimate for FY 1993 



