Monitor and 

 Evaluate Wildlife 

 Efforts at Non- 

 federal Projects 



Non-federal hydroelectric projects 

 are licensed by the Federal Energy 

 Regulatory Commission. The Elec- 

 tric Consumers Protection Act of 

 1986 (ECPA) mandates that the Fed- 

 eral Energy Regulator},' Commission 

 give equal consideration to the pro- 

 tection, mitigation of damage to, and 

 enhancement of wildlife in licensing 

 and rclicensing decisions. 



Mitigation Considerations in 

 Dam Licensing Decisions 



Federal Energy Regulatory 

 Commission 



In developing license conditions, 

 take into account to the fullest extent 

 practicable the policies established 

 in this section, and the measures 

 taken by Bonneville and others to 

 implement this section, and Section 

 12.1 A. 2 of this program. In partic- 

 ular, it is important to take into 

 account the mitigation projects at 

 federal projects undertaken pursuant 

 to this section, to ensure that license 

 conditions are consistent with and 

 complement these wildlife mitiga- 

 tion projects and contribute fully and 

 proportionately to regional wildlife 

 mitigation goals. 



Council 



The Council will monitor the Fed- 

 eral Energy Regulatory Commission 

 licensing and rclicensing proceed- 

 ings and comment or intervene 

 where appropriate. 



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