■system power planrang. -operation and regulation and- i-a decision making under the Pacific 

 Northwest Coordination Agreement It atso-requires Bonneville to use its financial and legal 

 atithorities in a manner consistent with tne program and to take the program into account at each 

 relevant stage of decision making. 



Section 1304(a)(3) states that, with respect to Bonneville, the requirements of 1304(a)(1) shall 

 apply to power supply forecasting and power scheduling, among other actions Furthermore. 

 1304(a)(4) states that project operators and regulators are to provide plans in a timely manner, 

 indicating that they will implement tne program o' expiam why they cannot These materials must 

 be in a written form Section 1304(c) also states that project operators and regulators are to work 

 •with the fish and wildlife agencies and tribes to develop mutually satisfactory arrangements for 

 implementing the program This measure calls for consultation among all parties in the 

 development of study plans Section 1503 also calls for annual reports to be submitted by all 

 pertinent implementing agencies, including Bonneville To be included are reports on mamstem 

 passage and the Water Budget 



The Council believes these measures, and the associated plans and reports which they 

 require should provide the fish and wildlife agencies and tribes with sufficient avenues to obtain the 

 type of information they are seeking without amending the program. It notes, however, that 

 Bonneville has not provided the annual reports on mamstem passage and the Water Budget as 

 specified by the program The Council staff has reminded Bonneville repeatedly of this oversight, 

 both in writing and m its quarterly reports Bonneville has stated that it will supply these reports at 

 some future date The Council asks that Bonnevillemdicate during the comment period on this 

 document, the date by which it will provide these reports, as well as all other relevant power ■ 

 marketing reports, to the fish and wildlife agencies andlndian tribes, as well as. to the Council 



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