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I am convinced they would help. Congress and the President need 

 to take immediate action to eliminate Bonneville's fish and wildlife 

 staff. We need to get Bonneville back in the energy marketing busi- 

 ness, that is a job it has not learned how to do yet. It cannot pay 

 its bills; it needs to get out of the fish and wildlife business in 

 order to end the corruption of the poUtical process by Bonneville's 

 control of the purse strings. We need desperately for Bonneville to 

 write one check to fund the approved program measures of the fish 

 and wildlife program and concentrate its energies on running the 

 energy business, which as I have indicated earlier, all the record 

 shows it needs to spend its time focused on what its primary job 

 is. 



Until Bonneville is able to demonstrate some fiscal — and in my 

 view ethical — responsibility regarding fialfiUing the tribes' treaty 

 rights and complying with the Northwest Power Act's mandates, I 

 shudder to thirSt that the Congress is going to relinquish any con- 

 trol over this agency through these competitive initiatives or, God 

 forbid, this government corporation. 



We need more control over this agency, not less. 



Thank you. 



Mr. DeFazio. Thank you. Mr. Godard. 



[Prepared statement of Mr. Chaney follows:] 



