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<h1 class="featured_headline entry-title">Movement starts to halt Klamath study funding</h1>
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<span class="fn"><b>By David Smith</b></span>
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<a class="url org fn" href="http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/">Daily News</a>
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<div class="tease_timestamp published" title="2011-02-17T09:02:13Z">Posted Feb 17, 2011 @ 09:02 AM</div><table class="m10t" style="border-width: 2px medium; border-style: dotted none; border-color: rgb(220, 220, 220) -moz-use-text-color;" cellpadding="0px" cellspacing="0px" height="43" width="443">
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Yreka, Calif. — </div>
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The subject of a letter to Wally Herger approved by the Siskiyou County
Board of Supervisors Tuesday saw action Wednesday at the House level as
Congressman Tom McClintock introduced a measure to reduce funding for
studies on the Klamath River.<br>
The board’s letter, brought forth by County Counsel Thomas Guarino,
begins, “It has recently come to our understanding that you have
requested our opinion with respect to an amendment that may be offered
in Congress to eliminate any funding for the study of dam removal on
the Klamath River” under the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement
(KHSA).<br>
The KHSA calls for the study of various environmental impacts and
potential outcomes to determine whether or not to remove four dams along
the Klamath, with many of the studies currently underway.<br>
Along with support for constraints on funding for dam removal studies,
the letter states that the board would support any constraints on
funding for other KHSA activities and the companion Klamath Basin
Restoration Agreement.<br>
Board Chair Jim Cook stated that he believes there is a likelihood that
if the studies are postponed, more studies could be introduced,
something the board has requested in the past. Natural Resources Policy
Specialist Ric Costales added that upon talking to McClintock’s staff,
he was led to believe that the congressman feels that the KBRA, which
calls for approximately $1 billion in expenditures, is “outpacing” the
activities under the KHSA.<br>
When taken to a vote, the letter was approved 4-1, with District 2
Supervisor Ed Valenzuela voting no. Earlier in the meeting, he had
expressed concern about stopping the studies, citing the need for
information.<br>
McClintock has already taken action, however, introducing an amendment
just after midnight Tuesday to House Resolution 1, the Department of
Defense Appropriations Act.<br>
McClintock’s amendment, which was agreed to by a voice vote, would
reduce funds for a sedimentation study being conducted by the United
States Bureau of Reclamation and the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service by $1.897 million, applying that amount instead to a deficit
reduction account.<br>
HR 1 was introduced on Feb. 11 and has not yet reached the House.<br>
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– David Smith can be reached at <a href="mailto:dsmith@siskiyoudaily.com">dsmith@siskiyoudaily.com</a></p>
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