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§3322 Enhancement Project Proposals

Title 16 › Chapter 52— SALMON AND STEELHEAD CONSERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT › Subchapter III— RESOURCE ENHANCEMENT › § 3322

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Washington, Oregon, or a treaty tribe (through its tribal coordinating body) can send project proposals to the Secretary in the form the Secretary requires after a comprehensive enhancement plan is approved. Each proposal must include: the project designs, details, and cost estimates (both building costs and the costs to run and maintain it); the goals and expected effects on the fish stock and on salmon and steelhead, plus expected effects on each kind of commercial, recreational, and treaty Indian fishing; proof of needed land rights or licenses; economic and biological studies and data; any other information the Secretary, with the Secretary of Commerce, needs; and, after the Commission’s report under section 3311, proof the State or tribe has adopted and started the Commission’s management program.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §3322

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After the approval of a comprehensive enhancement plan, the State of Washington, the State of Oregon, or a treaty tribe acting through the appropriate tribal coordinating body may submit project proposals to the Secretary in such manner and form as the Secretary shall prescribe. Such application shall include, but not be limited to—

(1)plans, specifications, and cost estimates of the proposed enhancement project, including estimates of both the capital construction costs of the project and the operation and maintenance costs after commencement of the project;

(2)the enhancement goals that are sought to be achieved by the proposed project, including, but not limited to—

(A)a description of the affected stock;

(B)an analysis of the expected impacts on the salmon and steelhead resource; and

(C)a projection of the expected impacts on each type of commercial, recreational and treaty Indian fishing;

(3)evidence that the State of Washington, the State of Oregon, or the treaty tribe, acting through its chosen agency or agencies, has obtained or is likely to obtain any necessary titles to, interests in, rights-of-way over, or licenses covering the use of the relevant land;

(4)an analysis of, and supporting data for, the economic and biological integrity and viability of the project;

(5)such other information as the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, determines is necessary to assure that the proposed project is consistent with the approved enhancement plan and the provisions of this chapter; and

(6)after approval of the Commission’s report pursuant to section 3311 of this title, documentation that the appropriate State or treaty tribe submitting or undertaking the project proposal has adopted and begun all necessary implementation of the Commission’s management program.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 3322

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60