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NORTHWEST POWER PLANNING COUNCIL ySiSSSSt 



851 S.W.SDCIH AVENUE, SUITE 1100 »— «»— 



PORTLAND, ORHX)N 97204-1337 



Phone: S03-222-S161 / 



Toll Free: 1-800-222-3355 

 FAX: 505-79^370 



August 12. 1993 



Randall Hardy. Administrator ~ 



Bonneville Power Admlnlstxation 

 P.O. BOX 3621 -A 

 Portland. OR 97208 



Dear Mr. Hardy. 



Over the past two months, the Council and Bonneville bad extensive 

 discussions concenxlng the Council's Pish and Wildlife Program and Bonneville's 

 anticipated budget and Intention to implement the fish and wOdlife program in 

 fiscal year 1994. Our exchanges of infiannatlon have been very helpful and have 

 given us a clear picture of Bonneville's funding inten t ions for tiie neact year. 



Our revlevv of these intentions indicates that important el emen ts of the 

 Council's Salmon Strategy will not be ingriemmted. In addition, the budget 

 pixTvides no funding for new resident fish and wildlife measures -which may be 

 adopted dvuing the CoundTs current amendment proceeding. In the past 

 Bonneville has been willing to identify a pinrfhnlripr level of funding in accordance 

 with Council amendment action. An alternative is to a^nee to repiogram funds 

 fiom other areas of the Bonneville budget. In this case, however. Bonneville has 

 expressed a clear intention to deU^r funding new resident fish and wildlife 

 measures untH 1996. 



This proposal appears insufficient to inqdement the flsb and wildlife 

 program, and could lead to a Council determinaticn that Bcimeville's actions are 

 inconsistent with the Program. 



The Council is not seeking an unlimited amount of funding for the fish and 

 wildlife program. Nor is the Council atten^dng to set the specific level of 

 Bonneville's budget. It is. however, the Councfl's role to spedly the actions 

 needed to protect, miti^te. and enhance fish and wildlife and it is Boimevllle's 

 obligation to develop a budget sufllclent to implement these actions. We believe It 

 is dangerous and uWmatefy more expensive to delay the implementation of the 



