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then entitlement ^ding would promote agency behavior 180 degrees ofT the mark. 



Q Legislatively creating a new entity or designating an existing agency with authority to 



mandate salmon recovery actions. 



The Alliance's position on this issue is predominantiy stated within our response to (d) 

 above. However, the Alliance would further recommend that the Committee resist the temptation 

 to "do something" solely for the purpose of appearing to be "doing something." It seems highly 

 unlikely to the Alliance membership that a new regional entity, or "super-agency," would have 

 carried through initial recovery actions much differentiy than what has occurred under existing 

 ESA Section 7 consultations. 



Attachments: 



A. Executive Summary, "The Path Toward Cost-Effectiveness." 



B. Snake River and John Day Reservoirs Environmental and Economic Impact 

 Summaries. 



C. Technical Memorandum, "John Day Pool Drawdown Biological Benefits." 



D. Technical Memorandum, "Review of Transportation Studies." 



