Fish & wildlife Project selection

Mainstem/systemwide review

On June 11, 2003, the Council approved a three-year, $34 million package of fish and wildlife improvement projects. Collectively, the projects continue implementation of the Council’s Fish and Wildlife Program and also the 2000 biological opinions on hydropower operations issued by NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for threatened and endangered fish species.

The $34 million budget reflects an overall reduction in funding for the Council’s fish and wildlife program imposed earlier this year by Bonneville. For 2003, Bonneville limited direct expenditures for the program to $139 million in reaction to the agency’s financial crisis, a reduction of about $40 million over previously planned spending.

Read the press release, or see detailed recommendations and supporting materials below.

• Bonneville decision (Oct 2003, 150k PDF)
• Final Council recommendation (Jun 2003)
  • Cover memo (30k PDF)
  • Projects and recommendations (30k PDF)
  • BPA ranking criteria for BiOp projects (10k PDF)
  • Differences between Council and BPA rankings (20k PDF)
  • Staff recommendations (50k PDF)
  • CBFWA proposal for interim process (40k PDF)
  • Interim process proposal agreement (160k PDF)
• ISRP final review
• Responses to ISRP preliminary review
• ISRP preliminary review
• FY 2003 proposals
• Link to CBFWA's documents

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