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can be generated five times through water on its way to the Sac- 

 raonento River. 



This has affected river sport and tribal fisheries and is respon- 

 sible, in part, for the massive closures of ocean fisheries, both rec- 

 reational and commercial, off northern California and southern Or- 

 egon to protect remnant Klamath-Trinity runs of salmon. 



Losses of Sacramento fall-run salmon, the mainstay of the com- 

 mercial and recreational fishery, accounting for an estimated 75 

 percent of California's and 50 percent of Oregon's salmon harvest 

 have never been fully mitigated as a result of the construction and 

 operation of Shasta Dam on the Sacramento River, Red Bluff Di- 

 version Dam, and Folsom Dam on the American River and other 

 delta diversions. 



GGFA is opposed to any changes at this time to the CVPIA for 

 the following reasons: Number 1, we do not feel that the 1992 law 

 has had an opportunity to be implemented to date and is, there- 

 fore, too early to be making any changes until an evaluation on the 

 implementation has been completed. Number 2, if any changes are 

 necessary to the CVPIA, this should be accomplished administra- 

 tively through a consensus-based process of all stakeholders. 



Number 3, the December 15, 1994, Bay-Delta agreement requires 

 implementation of the CVPIA. Number 4, fishermen were not in- 

 vited to the negotiation table regarding changes as indicated in 

 H.R. 1906, but we do now have a meeting set up for July 24, next 

 Monday, with the Central Valley Water Project Association to dis- 

 cuss these issues. 



We, therefore, feel that H.R. 1906 should be delayed until we 

 have had an opportunity to review the proposed changes and reach 

 consensus agreement, if possible. Thank you for the opportunity to 

 provide this testimony. 



Mr. DooLlTTLE. Thank you. And our next witness will be Mr. 

 McCovey. 



STATEMENT OF PLINY MCCOVEY, SR., VICE CHAIRMAN, 

 HOOPA VALLEY TRIBE OF CALIFORNIA 



Mr. McCovEY. Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the 

 subcommittee. It is an honor to be here today. I am Pliny McCovey, 

 and I am the Vice Chairman of the Hoopa Valley Tribe. I also sit 

 on the Klamath Fisheries Management Council; also on the Salmon 

 Subpanel of the Pacific Fisheries Management Council. I also am 

 on the Trinity Task Force. 



I am testifying on behalf of the Hoopa Valley Tribe and the 

 Klamath Inter-Tribal Fish and Water Commission. The commission 

 was formed on January 6, 1995, by the Hoopa Valley Tribe, the 

 Yurok and Karuk and the Klamath Tribes in southern Oregon to 

 preserve the natural resources of the Klamath-Trinity Basin eco- 

 system for the spiritual and well being of nearly 10,000 enrolled 

 tribal members. We ask that our written testimony be included in 

 the record. 



We strongly oppose H.R. 1906 because of the adverse effects it 

 would have on fish and wildlife populations throughout California. 

 We particularly oppose 6(b)(6) of H.R. 1906 because that provision 

 would use delay and duplicative, bureaucratic procedures to politi- 



