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Water Act will also have a very critical role in making sure that 

 this plan and the study gets carried out to its successful conclusion. 



I will conclude there and, again, thanks for the opportunity to 

 speak today. 



Mr. Manton. Thank you, Mr. Moyer. 



[The statement of the Northwest Steelhead and Salmon Council 

 can be found at the end of the hearing.] 



Mr. Manton. That concludes the testimony of our panelists. I 

 would just like to note for the record that we will insert the state- 

 ment of Representative Dicks, who unavoidably cannot be with us 

 today to testify. 



[The statement of Mr. Dicks can be found at the end of the hear- 

 ing.] 



Mr. Manton. I note the presence of Mr. Taylor from Mississippi 

 and ask if he has any opening statement, and if not, perhaps we 

 will start with some questions. 



Mr. Smith, Mr. Moyer made reference to the Klamath and Trini- 

 ty River restoration programs. Have we learned a lot from those 

 programs and, if so, what have we learned? 



Mr. Smith. I would say we have learned from all three of these 

 activities, and I would characterize what we have learned in this 

 way: That to be successful we need the cooperation of all the par- 

 ties that are involved with, or interested in the river basins or the 

 watersheds, meaning the users as well as the protection groups; we 

 need someone to take the leadership role in getting the groups to- 

 gether; we need to have the technology to do the restoration, and I 

 think we have the technology to do most of the kinds of things we 

 are talking about. 



We need to evaluate our efforts and we need the resources and 

 the will to take action to carry out what we think needs to be done. 



Mr. Manton. You mentioned someone taking the lead role. What 

 is the appropriate Federal role in these matters? 



Mr. Smith. In my opinion it is a coordination role. We, being the 

 Federal Government, probably are in a position to see the input 

 from all sides and can coordinate the groups so that they get to a 

 common ground. I think the Federal role, in this case the Fish and 

 Wildlife Service, in a technical assistance role, giving advice on 

 how to and what kind of technology do you use, along with the 

 States. 



I don't think it is the Federal role to go out and do the actual 

 work to essentially change the environment or correct the errors 

 that have been made. I think the Federal Government has a regu- 

 latory role in terms of water quality and probably some role in fish 

 harvest. The Federal Government probably has a role in the hatch- 

 ery program, along with the States, and lastly, I would say provide 

 some of the resources to get the job done. 



Mr. Manton. Now, have you estimated what it would cost to re- 

 store the Chehalis Basin, and, the second part of this, who should 

 fund it? 



Mr. Smith. Well the report says $1 million per year for 20 years. 

 I have been in this business long enough to know that probably un- 

 derestimates the cost, but that is a good start. 



I think it is the responsibility of all the parties. Some of the par- 

 ties can contribute like services, while the Federal Government 



