§3322 Enhancement Project Proposals

Summary

After a comprehensive enhancement plan is approved, Washington, Oregon, or a treaty tribe through its tribal coordinating body may send project proposals to the Secretary in the form the Secretary requires. The proposal must include: (1) plans, drawings, and cost estimates, showing both building costs and future operation and maintenance costs; (2) the project’s enhancement goals, including a description of the affected fish stock, expected effects on salmon and steelhead, and projected effects on commercial, recreational, and treaty Indian fishing; (3) proof that the proposer has or can get needed land titles, rights‑of‑way, or licenses; (4) data and analysis showing the project’s economic and biological soundness; (5) any other information the Secretary, with the Secretary of Commerce, finds necessary to show the project fits the approved plan and this chapter; and (6) after the Commission’s report is approved under section 3311 of this title, paperwork showing the State or tribe has adopted and begun the Commission’s management program.