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ENDANGERED Species Recovery 



We recommend that BPA be required to fund only one salmon recovery plan. 



BPA and its customers should not be expected to fund both the Northwest Power 

 Planning Council's "run doubling plan" and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 

 salmon "recovery plan." When NMFS plan is complete, there may be conflicting 

 requirements with the Council's plan. It does not make environmental or economic sense 

 to fund both plans. 



We must focus our attention on the plan required by law. The plan's objective must be the 

 recovery of an endangered species and based on scientifically effective solutions which 

 include habitat, water and harvest components. Habitat needs to include stream beds. 



A portion of the National Energy Tax from the Northwest should be used to fund the 

 salmon recovery plan. 



Columbia River PUD, St Helens, Oregon 

 Comments to the DeFazio Task Force 

 07/02/93. 03:36 PM 

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