1. BPA ISSUES FUTURE FISH COSTS PROPOSAL

The Bonneville Power Administration has released for public discussion
its proposed “planning range number” — $440 million to over $700 million
a year — for post-2001 fish and wildlife funding.

The range is based on 13 scenarios for the Columbia/Snake River mainstem
and an “adjusted schedule” that delays implementation of the drawdown scenarios
by three years, thereby reducing costs for the 2002-2006 subscription period.
Tribes and environmentalists have expressed concern about …

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