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1 sponsibilities to protect the River's anadromous fish- 



2 ery resources. 



3 (8) The California Department of Fish and 



4 Game has authority under State law to direct the 



5 restoration of the State's anadromous fishery re- 



6 sources in accordance with comprehensive river basin 



7 anadromous fisheries restoration plans. The depart- 



8 ment is in the process of developing a basin plan for 



9 the Russian River. 



10 (9) The California State Coastal Conservancy is 



11 in the process of producing a resource enhancement 



12 and restoration plan for the main stem of the Rus- 



13 sian River. 



14 SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 



15 The purposes of this Act are the following: 



16 (1) To protect and restore the River's anad- 



17 romous fish habitat for the purpose of optimizing 



18 production of salmon and steelhead. 



19 (2) To foster cooperation between Federal, 



20 State, and local agencies in protecting, restoring, 



21 and enhancing the River's anadromous fishery re- 



22 sources. 



23 (3) To construct a pilot project for the purpose 



24 of testing and demonstrating the benefits of large 



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