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[The statement of Mr. Turner may be found at end of hearing.] 

 Chairman Studds. Thank you very much, sir. 

 Next Mr. Ted Hallock of the Northwest Power Planning Council. 

 Mr. Hallock. 



STATEMENT OF TED HALLOCK, COUNCIL MEMBER, NORTHWEST 

 POWER PLANNING COUNCIL 



Mr. Hallock. Mr. Chairman, the Power Council is an agency of 

 the four Northwest States, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Mon- 

 tana. Created in 1980 under the Pacific Northwest Electric Power 

 Planning and Conservation Act, it comprises two members from 

 each of the States named by the governors. We have been charged 

 by you with planning for low cost, reliable electric energy and with 

 protecting, mitigating, and enhancing fish and wildlife at the Co- 

 lumbia River Basin. 



By law, we focus on the Columbia River Basin and under the Act 

 we have created a basin-wide recovery program designed to im- 

 prove salmon survival at every stage of its life cycle. In our opin- 

 ion, a successful salmon recovery program had to be developed in 

 public; all interested parties must be allowed to participate. 



In developing ours, we met with representatives of local, State, 

 and Federal Governments, fish and wildlife agencies, barge lines, 

 irrigators, ranchers, Indian tribes, environmental groups and 

 many, many others. A single agency or governing body should co- 

 ordinate this work and write the program, in our opinion. 



We have written the program. We could coordinate it if our Act 

 was broadened. It must be a comprehensive program that addresses 

 impacts at every stage of the life cycle. Ours is. 



It must be based on the best available science but also recognize 

 the limitations of science. Research continues. Science will change, 

 and the program must be flexible enough to change as needed. 

 That is why a successful program must also include a rigorous pro- 

 gram of monitoring and evaluation. Ours does. 



Finally, a successful program must be fully implemented, and 

 the agency or organization coordinating the program should have 

 the authority to see that it is fully implemented. The last part of 

 that sentence is a question mark, and as far as the degree of imple- 

 mentation, that is a matter among many other matters for the 

 committee to look at today and in the months to come. 



We developed our plan in what we call phases one, two, and 

 three between 1991 and 1993. Currently we are working on a phase 

 four, resident fish strategy, which should be completed in Novem- 

 ber. 



Thank you. 



[The statement of Mr. Hallock may be found at end of hearing.] 



Chairman Studds. Thank you, sir. All-time record. Appreciate 

 that. 



Finally, Mr. Ted Strong of the Columbia River Inter-tribal Fish 

 Commission. 



Mr. Strong, nice to see you again, sir. 



