On the recordMay 29, 2014
I appreciate that. I simply want to say that these are issues that I know are unique to mainly the Western part of the United States. But in many respects, the gentleman made a statement that really supports my amendment. Because he said the American taxpayers are spending billions of dollars on salmon recovery. That is true. So are the ratepayers in the Bonneville power system. They are paying billions of dollars for salmon recovery. The good news is the fish runs in the last 5 years have come back in record numbers. To be very honest with you, these guidelines haven't been imposed, and the salmon are coming back. So why would you want to impose these buffer zones when it probably wouldn't add anything, and when a Federal court has said it is questionable science anyway.
