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The expectations for recovery and the timing for implementation seem 

 skewed to protect big business at the expense of little business. The 

 fishing families, who after all are part of the Northwest's economic 

 backbone of small businesses, do not feel they are being treated fairly 

 That could change with implementation of a plan that provides them with 

 modest, yet promised, mitigation for their losses 



The business of hydroelectric generation has many costs One cost 

 allowed to go unmet for decades was the loss of salmon We and many 

 others have pledged suppoort in finding solutions to the problem Our only 

 hope is that the federal government will act aggressively, fairly and 

 compassionately to remedy the ills visited on the Columbia and its fish 

 runs. If BPA is not given the authority and budget to get the job done, then 

 Congress better beef up the NMFS budget to show the Northwest Region it 

 is determined to reach solutions to this problem through one of its 

 agencies. 



I appreciate the opportunity to provide testimony and stand ready to 

 pursue this further as needed. 



Sincerely, 



Bob Eaton 

 Executive Director 



CC; Represenative Elizabeth Furse 

 Representative Jolene Unsoeld 

 Randy Hardy, BPA 

 Ted Strong, CRITFC 



