The Public Affairs Committee will meet on Monday December 12th at 1pm (PST) / 2pm (MST).

Tuesday, December 13

Power Committee – 9am (PST) / 10am (MST)

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Fish and Wildlife Committee – 1:30pm (PST) / 2:30pm (MST)

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  • Briefing on the Columbia Basin Habitat Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy (LB) (30)

Wednesday, December 14

Council Meeting – 9am (PST) / 10am (MST)

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  9 – 9:15am Reports from Committee Chairs and Executive Director: Jeffery Allen, Chair, Fish and Wildlife Committee; Jim Yost, Chair, Power Committee; Louie Pitt Jr, Chair, Public Affairs Committee and Bill Edmonds, Executive Director.

1.

9:15 – 10:15am Overview and update of Sylix (Sockeye) Salmon Restoration in the Okanagan Basin: Casey Baldwin and Chris Fisher, Colville Confederated Tribes and Ryan Benson, Okanagan Nation Alliance, Fisheries Department.

2.

10:15 – 10:45am Report on Sea Lion Predation and Management in the Columbia Basin: Doug Hatch, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission and Casey Clark, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
  10:45 – 11am Break

3.

11 – 11:45am Briefing on the Columbia Basin Water Transactions Program: Matthew Schwartz, Bonneville Power Administration and Femke Freiberg, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
  11:45am – 12:30pm Lunch

4.

12:30 – 1pm Policy Update: Infrastructure Act and Inflation Reduction Act: Annika Roberts, Resource Policy Analyst.

5.

1 – 2pm Markets 101: Exploring Day Ahead Markets: Dan Williams, Director and Chris Devon, Director CES MarketIQ West.

6.

2pm Council Business:
    Public comment on any issue before the Council. Note: Please sign up prior to the Council Meeting to provide comment by sending an email to the Council at meetingorganizer@nwcouncil.org with your name. Any person participating in the meeting should review and abide by the Code of Conduct expected of all who participate in the Council’s public forums.