habitats. The comment period ran for approximately 90 days 

 followed by informal consultations with interest groups on the 

 subject. At the April Council meeting in Missoula, Montana, the 

 Council decided unanimously to enter rulemaking (the process by 

 which it amends its fish and wildlife program) to consider 

 designating protected areas with specific rules for anadromous and 

 resident wild fish; and resident non-wild fish and wildlife. A new 

 public comment period and hearings will be held in each state 

 before the Council makes a final decision in 1988. 



In addition to the Council's Protected Areas Program, the 

 subject of fish and wildlife protection from future hydroelectric 

 development was also addressed in the BPA's final public review of 

 the revised Long-Term Intertie Access Policy in 1987. BPA would 

 prohibit Intertie Access for new hydroelectric projects licensed 

 within Protected Areas identified through the Council's program. 

 The policy would provide BPA consistency with the Council's Fish 

 and Wildlife Program and the policy would evolve through 

 completion of the Council's sub-basin and system planning efforts. 



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