llial llic Commission w ill abandon 

 its normal processes with regard 

 to projects located in protected 

 areas. Rather, consistent with Sec- 

 tion 4(h)( 1 1 ) of the Northwest 

 Power Act. the Council expects 

 that the Federal Energy Regiilatoi"y 

 Commission will take the Council's 

 judgment into account, and imple- 

 ment that judgment in licensing and 

 exemption decisions unless tiie Fed- 

 eral Hnergy Regulatory Commis- 

 sion's legal responsibilities require 

 otherwise. 



3. ADDITIONAL PRO- 

 TECTIONS AND CON- 

 SISTENCY OF HYDRO- 

 POWER DEVELOPMENT 



Cumulative Effects 



Federal Project Operators and 

 Regulators 



Review simultaneously all applica- 

 tions or proposals for hydroelectric 

 development in a single river drain- 

 age, through consolidated hearings, 

 environmental impact statements or 

 assessments, or other appropriate 

 methods. This review shall assess 

 cumulative environmental effects of 

 existing and proposed hydroelectric 

 development on fish and wildlife. 



Ensure Consistency With This 

 Program 



Federal Energy Regulatory 

 Commission 



Requnv all applicants for licen.ses 

 (including license renewals, amend- 

 ments and exemptions) and prc- 

 limmary permits m the Columbia 

 River Basin to demonstrate in their 

 applications how the proposed proj- 

 ect would take this program into 

 account to the fullest extent practi- 

 cable. 



Provide the Council with copies of 

 all applications for licenses (includ- 



ing license renewals, amendments 

 and exemptions) and preliminary 

 permits in the Columbia River Basin 

 so that the Council can comment in 

 a timely manner on the consistency 

 of the proposed project with this lish 

 and wildlife program. This provision 

 is not intended \o supplant review 

 of such applications by the fish and 

 wildlife agencies and tribes. 



Federal Land Managers and 

 Federal and State Fish and 

 W ildlife Agencies 



Incorporate pertinent elements of 

 the fish and wildlife program in 

 the terms and conditions they apply 

 to projects exempted from licensing 

 under Federal Energy Regulatory 

 Commission exemption procedures. 

 The Council also requests federal 

 land managers to incorporate this 

 program into their pennit proce- 

 dures related to hydroelectric devel- 

 opment on lands they manage. 



Corps of Engineers, Bureau of 

 Reclamation, and any Other 

 Federal Agency Studying or 

 Proposing Hydroelectric Devel- 

 opment in the Columbia River 

 Basin 



Provide opportunity for Council 

 review and comment. 



2000 Columbia river Basin Fish and Wildlife Program 



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