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All three of these points along the spectrum can still be called "visibility." The agencies 

 have not delegated the ultimate decisionmaking authority, but have voluntarily 

 provided opportimities for others to influence the decision. 



At the final point along the spectrum, there is actual shared authority. Stakeholders, or 

 agencies representing them, become actual parties to the decision. They exert legal 

 control over the substantive decision that is being made. This end of the spectrum is 

 where participants other than the SOR lead agencies share in the actual "control" of river 

 operations. 



3.3.1 Alternatives for Decisionmaking Authority 



For some stakeholder groups, the "bottom line" is defined as who actually makes the 

 final decision, independent of how many opportvmities the public may have to 

 participate prior to the decision. Presently decisions are made by the SOR lead 

 agencies, the Bonneville Power Administration, Bureau of Reclamation, and Corps of 

 Engineers. 



The decisionmaking authority options are: 



3.3.1.1 Decisionmaking Option: Decisionmaking by the SOR lead agencies 



The first category of alternatives would be for decisions to continue to be made by the 

 Bonneville Power Administration, Bureau of Red2imation, and Corps of Engineers. The 

 SOR lead agencies could significantly improve levels of public involvement and 

 influence in their decisionmaking, but there would be no fundamental shift in 

 decisionmaking authority. 



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