California Decision Would Bypass Congress to Remove Klamath River Dams

摘要

An agreement signed in Northern California April 6 advances an effort launched earlier this year to bypass congressional approval to remove four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River. The Obama administration, the governors of California and Oregon and PacifiCorp will instead pursue decommissioning of the dams administratively through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and others said at a signing ceremony held at the mouth of the Klamath River. Federal and state officials also signed a separate agreement to help farmers, ranchers and others in the upper Klamath basin address any potential adverse regulatory and financial impacts from the dam removal and restoration project.