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 PUBLIC LAW 100-653—NOV. 14, 1988

102 STAT. 3831

TITLE VII—RUSSIAN RIVER STUDY SEC. 701. JOINT FEDERAL-STATE STUDY AND RECOMMENDATIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.—

(1) STUDY.—Subject to section 703, the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (hereinafter in this title referred to as the "Director") and the Secretary of the Army (hereinafter in this title referred to as the "Secretary") shall— (A) jointly undertake a comprehensive study of the fishery resources and fishery habitats of the Russian River (California) beisin (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the "basin") and, on the basis of such study, develop goals and short-term and long-term recommended actions for maximizing the restoration and conservation of such resources and habitats; (B) invite the Director of the Department of Fish and Game of the State of California to participate in undertaking the study and developing recommended actions; and (C) submit the study and recommended goals and actions to Congress before October 1, 1991. (2) PARTICIPATION OF DIRECTOR OF CAUFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND GAME.—If there is an affirmative response to the invitation extended under paragraph (I)(B), the Director of the Department of Fish and Game of the State of California is authorized to participate jointly with the Director and the Secretary in undertaking the study and developing recommended goals and actions. (b) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The Director, the Secretary, and the Director of the Department of Fish and Game of the State of California, if a joint participant, shall enter into a memorandum of understanding which shall set forth the respective responsibilities of each of the agencies in carrying out the study under this title. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall be the lead agency for purposes of carrying out this title. (c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this title, the Director and the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, consult with the National Marine Fisheries Service, appropriate commercial and recreational fishing interests, affected local governments, and (if the joint participation referred to in subsection (a)(2) is not effected) the Director of the Department of Fish and Game of the State of California. SEC. 702. STUDY CONTENTS.

The study referred to in section 701 shall include, but is not limited to, the following: (1)

DESCRIPTION OF FISHERY RESOURCES AND HABITATS.—A

description of the fishery resources and fishery habitats of the basin that is based, to the maximum extent practicable, on new stream surveys and other field data collected expressly for the study. The description shall include, but not be limited to— (A) an identification, and an estimate of the extent of utilization, of the existing spawning and rearing areas in the mainstem and tributaries; (B) an evaluation of the quality and quantity of gravels in the spawning areas in the mainstem and tributaries; (C) estimates of the instream flow needs for steelhead and Chinook salmon in the mainstem and tributaries;

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