'e04(e)(6)'lDFG Tins a ppticatiorr proposes toincKljfy section 804(e)(6) to requrre Bonneville to., 

 fund the propagation and release ol one million cohb fmgerlings into Cascade Reservoir as well as 

 construction of increased hatchery caaacity to attow for oropagation of those coho The Idaho 

 Department of Fish and Game states this amendment would mitigate the effects on resident fish 

 caused by the construction and operation of Cascade Reservoir Because Cascade Dam is a 

 nonhydroelectric facility, the Council staff proposes to reject this amendment and delete the 

 measure m the current program since there is no evidence the proposal is directed at the effects of 

 the hydropower operation and development of resident fish (See 16 U.S C. 839b(h)(5).) 

 Proposals for the addition of hydropower facilities at this dam would be considered under the terms 

 of section 1204 of the Councils program. 



804(e) WDG This application requests Bonneville funding for design, construction, oper ation and 

 maintenance of nursery ponds for smallmouth bass in the vicinity of the Hanford Reach of the 

 Columbia Rive^ The Council staff proposes to reject this amendment because it is uncertain 

 whether smallmouth bass prey on salmon and steeihead Accordingly, the Council staff cannot 

 determine that the proposal would protect mitigate and enhance fish (16 U.S C 839b(h)(5)). that 

 the proposal is based on and supported by the best available scientific knowledge (16 U S C, 

 839b(h)(6)(B)): or that it would complement the activities of the tribes and agencies' existing and 

 future activities n6 U S C 839b(h)(6)(A) ) 



900. YIN-1 This application requests Bonneville funcfing for a study of hatchery supplementation 

 methods for steeihead m the Yakima River Basin Such needs already are covered' more 

 comprehensively under existing program measures such as 704(k)(l ) and 704(i)(3), The Council 



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