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Service public process during the Snake River salmon listing process should serve as a model for all 

 federal agency process under the ESA. 



b) Changing the membership, structure, or authorities of the Council; 



Changes in the Council are not needed to produce a successful, cost-effective, implementable plan that 

 recovers salmon and fish and wildlife. Changes in the plan are needed. 



c) Incorporating salmon recovery measures into the Pacific Northwest Coordination Agreement; 



Salmon recovery measures adopted by federal reservoir parties are already "incorporated" into planning 

 under the Coordination Agreement. In fact, if submitted as part of the annual planning process, the 

 measures have priority over hydropower concerns. Early and long-term agreement on an operating plan 

 for fish would improve not only hydropower plaiming, certainty and efficiency, but would enhance the 

 ability of the system to provide water for fish. 



d) Adopting a new agreement or creating a new regional entity among BPA, the Corps, the 

 Bureau, the Council and others to administer annual river operations; 



No new agreement or regional entity is needed. Currently, NMFS, BPA, the Corps and the Bureau 

 regularly consult on river operations. 



e) Transferring a lump sum of money from BPA to the fish and wildlife agencies, while providing 

 accountability for the results of the work funded; 



PNUCC September 21, 1993 -5- PB212 



