This draft docament includes proposa^s based on the amendment applications and proposals 

 initiated by the Council or its staff Council approval of release of this document does not 

 constitute final Council endorsement of the proposals m the document. It simply represents a 

 Council decision to seek public review of and comment on the proposals and expresses the 

 Council's willingness to consider changing all or part o< this document when it takes final action in 

 February 1987 The Council will review all orai and written comments before making final decisions 

 on the amendments: All comments will become part o'the Councils administrative record and will 

 be available for public review at the Councils central office. Suite 1 100. 850 S.W. Broadway, 

 Portland. Oregon 97205. weekdays between 8;30 am and 5 b m 



FEATURES 



Some of the major features of this draft amendment document include these proposals: 



• A statement of hydropower responsibility tor salmon and steelhead losses, proposed by the 

 Council last spring 



• A description of the Councils approach to system planning for salmon and steelhead based 

 on a June 1986 Council staff issue paper on the same subject. 



• Guiding principles and areas of emphasis for salmon and steelhead research 



• Provision for Bonneville funding of collection of data on hatchery and natural production. 



• A policy on resident fish substitutions (proposed by the Council last spring) and the proposed 

 addition of a variety of resident fish "substitution " projects to mitigate the effects of 

 hydropower development in the blocked areas above Chief Joseph and Hells Canyon dams 



• Changes in Water Budget accounting and transportation policy and rejection of spill increases, 

 proposed by the Council at its July meeting m SpOKane 



• Changes m funding of habitat and tributary passage projects 



• Support for Bonneville funding of a spring Chinook hatchery in northeastern Oregon. 



• Provision of Bonneville power for a Umatilla pumping project to aid provision of flows for fish 



• Recognition of the Montana Power Company agreement to fund the purchase of water from 

 Painted Rocks Reservoir to maintain flows for fisn 



• Wildlife plans to mitigate the effects of Libby and Hungry Horse dams in Montana 



• No definite schedule for future amendment proceedings 

 HOW TO READ THIS DOCUMENT 



1. General 



This document is divided into two parts Part 1 includes those amendments proposed for 



