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CRS-2 



Act-GtTteral includes a CRS report, jouroal article, and law review articles, 

 describing the Act's implementation and BPA's general responsibilities. 



BPA's resource plans are presented in the next section. BPA was the 

 source for most of this information. Two journal articles are included that 

 describe perceived inefficiencies in the planning and operation of BPA. In 

 addition, an article produced by the Oak Ridge National Lab is included which 

 compares the costs and benefits between construction of short-lead-time power 

 plants and conservation. 



The third electric power section. Resource Planning: Conservation, includes 

 a description of how conservation is addressed in BPA's resource modeling 

 process. A law review article describes BPA's statutory obligations to implement 

 conservation. Finally, an article is included which describes the results of one 

 residential conservation program. 



The section on debt repayment and the proposed BTU tax includes 

 President Clinton's plan for restructuring BPA's debt. Opposing views on 

 BPA's debt to the Federal Government are expressed in two journal editorials. 

 A CRS memo is included that estimates the impact of the proposed BTU tax on 

 residential electric rates. The final section ofthis volume provides an overview 

 of the Northwest Power Planning Council's functions. 



Volume Two 



Volume 2 provides background on the Columbia River Basin salmon and 

 water management. The first section, Salmon^ begins with a CRS Issue Brief 

 describing the background and issues associated with the decline of wild salmon 

 stocks in the Columbia River Basin. The issue brief is followed by articles on 

 the history, threats, scientific uncertainty, and listing controversy of Columbia 

 River salmon. 



The second section. Federal Agency Responsibilities and Actions, includes 

 articles related to Federal agency responsibilities for fish and wildlife 

 management under the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and 

 Conservation Act, as well as responsibilities related to the listing of salmon 

 species under the Endangered Species Act (PX. 93-205). 



The third section is Water Management' Conflicts and User Concerns. This 

 section includes articles from various water users' perspectives, as well as some 

 independent economic analyses of competing interest in the Columbia River 

 Basin. The section also includes articles on water rights issues and potential 

 legal and institutional implications of the salmon listings. 



Proposals and Alternatives for Pacific Northwest Salmon Recovery and 

 Water Management is the final section of this volume. The lead document in 

 this section is a summary of the Northwest Power Planning Council's "Strategy 

 for Salmon.' There are many other proposals, including one from the State of 

 Idaho, based on drawdown of key reservoirs to flush salmon smolts to sea. In 



