Deborah Schmidt 

 Environmental Quality Council 

 State Capitol 

 Helena, MT 59620 

 406-A44-3743 



Brace Hayden 

 Governors Office 

 Capitol Station 

 Helena, MT 59620 

 406-444-3111 



Howard Johnson 

 Governors Office 

 Capitol Station 

 Helena, MT 59620 

 406-444-3111 



John Moorehouse 



Bureau of Land Management 



222 North 32nd Street 



Billings, MT 59107 



406-657-6655 



Earl Reinsel 



U.S. Forest Service 



Federal Building 



Missoula, MT 59807 



406-329-3399 



Gary Wood 



U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 



Room 3035, Federal Building 



316 North 26th 



Billings, m 59101 



406-657-6750 



INTRODUCTION : 



The Pacific Northwest Rivers Study was Initiated to assess the significance of 

 river segments and systems for a variety of fish, wildlife, natural, 

 recreational, and cultural resource values. The State of Montana has been 

 designated to take the lead in compiling the institutional constraints in 

 Montana. This report summarizes the kinds of institutional constraints which 

 will be used in this assessment. 



CATEGORY DESCRIPTION : 



Institutional constraints are comprised of laws or policies with direct 

 implications for hydropower development imposed and/or administered by agencies 

 of government at the Federal, state, or local level, or by the Tribes. 

 Institutional constraints may prohibit, significantly limit, or otherwise impose 

 conditions on hydropower development. For purposes of this survey only the 

 potential prohibitions are included. Other constraints would be addressed in an 

 actual siting study. 



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