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2001 Action Plan project review
Background
As a part of Bonneville Power Administration's 2001 Action Plan for
Fish in Response to the Power System Emergency, BPA initiated a
solicitation for proposals to address impacts to ESA listed anadromous
species and to unlisted fish directly affected by the declaration of a
power emergency.
BPA anticipates that all power emergency related actions selected for
implementation under this solicitation will be consistent with the Endangered
Species Act (ESA) and the Northwest
Power Act. The solicitation is a voluntary response to emergency power
operation impacts to fish. It is over and above the mitigation and
recovery actions BPA has planned to implement under the ESA and Northwest
Power Act. It is meant to identify only those shorter-term actions which
can be taken this year to help fish affected by this power system
emergency.
Although it is anticipated that some of the benefits to affected fish
derived from these actions will continue in the long-term, their
implementation will occur in FY 2001. There may be further actions funded
to help fish affected by the power system emergency subsequent to
concluding FY 2001 hydro operations. However, longer term mitigation and
recovery actions will continue to follow established Council review
processes and those described for the Action Agencies' Implementation Plan
for the 2000 Biological Opinions on the Federal Columbia River Power
System.
Proposals that are not approved for funding under this solicitation may
be re-submitted for funding in the appropriate Council Provincial
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