Columbia River Hydropower and Miscellaneous Land Management Bills: Hearing Before the Subcommittees on Water and Power and Forests and Public Land Management of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session, to Conduct Oversight on the Status of the Biological Opinions of the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the Operations of the Federal Hydropower System of the Columbia River and Miscellaneous Land Management Bills, September 12, 2000, July 20, 2000, Volumen4U.S. Government Printing Office, 2001 - 122 páginas |
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Página 9 - Mr. Chairman, this concludes our prepared statement. We would be pleased to respond to any questions you or the members of the committee may have.
Página 41 - Secretary of the Army for Civil Works. Thank you for this opportunity to discuss the status of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Biological Opinions on operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System. BACKGROUND The Corps constructed and operates twelve major dams in the Columbia River Basin that affect the habitat and migration of anadromous salmon and steelhead, Kootenai River white sturgeon, and bull trout — all listed under the Endangered...
Página 32 - Resources, my name is Judi Johansen. I am the Administrator and Chief Executive Officer of the Bonneville Power Administration (Bonneville). We appreciate this opportunity to appear today and applaud you and the Committee's continued support and attention to Columbia River Basin (Columbia Basin) fish and wildlife.
Página 44 - Corps initiated the Lower Snake River Juvenile Salmon Migration Feasibility Study. The primary objective of this study is to develop a plan to improve migration conditions for salmon and steelhead in the lower Snake River and to contribute to the recovery of these stocks. This study addresses the four lower Snake River dams — Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose, and Lower Granite. It does not address specific actions on dams and reservoirs on the Columbia River, or other factors in salmon...
Página 80 - USC 2798, 5604-5606); sections 241 and 1097 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993, Public Law 102-190...
Página 95 - ... lands scattered in checkerboard fashion throughout the area. As the Subcommittee is aware, state school trust lands are required by law to be managed to produce revenue for public schools. Revenue from Utah school trust lands — whether from grazing, surface leasing, mineral development or sale — is placed in the State School Fund, a permanent income-producing endowment created by Congress in the Utah Enabling Act for the support of the state's public education system. In contrast to state...
Página 29 - Fisheries) is engaged in two efforts at present to address salmon recovery policy as it applies for the Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS). One is a new biological opinion covering operations and configuration of the system under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Página 42 - ... Snake River survival improvement study - A feasibility level study to analyze alternatives for long-term configuration and operation of the lower Snake River dams, including breaching.. • Water quality - Studies intended to improve dissolved gas and temperature conditions. • Passage improvements - Turbine studies to identify operational and structural modifications to make turbine passage less harmful to fish; testing of surface collectors; bypass improvements; and additional fish transport...
Página 42 - Flow augmentation - Release of water from storage or headwater reservoirs to meet flow targets in the lower river for salmon and steelhead. • Reservoir operations - Operations of headwater projects to provide for spawning and recruitment of Kootenai River white sturgeon, and minimize rapid fluctuation in both reservoirs and unimpounded river reaches for improved bull trout habitat conditions; and release of water from Dworshak Dam for temperature control. • Spill measures - Water passed at a...
Página 82 - Nothing in this section is intended to waive any provision of law (including the National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the National Historic Preservation Act...