United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2004-06-04 monographic deposited born digital 66 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-602 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-602 P0b002ee18038b486 f:d04602 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-602 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-602 GAO-04-602 Executive orders Fishes Treaties Wildlife Wildlife conservation Wildlife management Federal law Environmental monitoring Environmental policies Columbia River Basin Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program Other Written Product A10185 Numerous federal agencies conduct water, power, or resource management activities affecting the fish and wildlife of the Columbia River Basin, as well as the 13 tribes residing there. These agencies, such as the Bonneville Power Administration (Bonneville), Army Corps of Engineers, and Forest Service, and regulatory agencies, such as the National Marine Fisheries Service, are also responsible for protecting, sustaining, and enhancing fish and wildlife resources in the basin and involving the tribes in the process. Recently, Bonneville's financial position deteriorated significantly, and some tribes in the basin challenged Bonneville's actions modifying funding of fish and wildlife activities in federal court. In this context, GAO agreed to (1) identify and describe the laws, treaties, executive orders, and court decisions that define federal responsibilities to perform activities benefiting fish and wildlife in the basin and involve the tribes, and (2) describe the plans and programs that guide these respective fish and wildlife activities. In accordance with our policy to refrain from addressing matters that are in litigation, GAO did not examine any issues that are before the court. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-602/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-602.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-602/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-602.pdf GAO-04-602 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-602 Other Written Product GAO-04-602; Columbia River Basin: A Multilayered Collection of Directives and Plans Guides Federal Fish and Wildlife Activities; Executive orders Fishes Treaties Wildlife Wildlife conservation Wildlife management Federal law Environmental monitoring Environmental policies Columbia River Basin Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program Volume 12 Page 945 Volume 12 Page 951 Volume 12 Page 957 12 Stat. 945 12 Stat. 951 12 Stat. 957 Volume 27 Page 62 27 Stat. 62 Volume 34 Page 325 34 Stat. 325 Volume 55 Page 1187 55 Stat. 1187