#aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #cadd  ,,an ,,act  ,to provide =       
op]ations ( ! ,f$]al ,columbia ,riv]    
,p[] ,sy/em pursuant to a c]ta9 op]ation
 plan = a specifi$ p]iod ( "t1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,def9itions ,= ! purposes
 ( ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,,fcrps ,! t]m ,,fcrps
 means ^? portions ( ! ,f$]al ,columbia 
,riv] ,p[] ,sy/em t are ! subject ( !   
,supplem5tal ,op9ion4  7#b7 ,secret>ies 
,! t]m ,secret>ies means-- 7,a7 !       
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 act+ ?r\gh !    
,bureau ( ,reclamation2  7,b7 !         
,secret>y ( ,en]gy1 act+ ?r\gh !        
,bonneville ,p[] ,adm9i/ration2 &  7,c7 
,secret>ies ( ! ,army1 act+ ?r\gh !     
,army ,corps ( ,eng9e]s4  7#c7          
,supplem5tal ,op9ion ,! t]m ,supplem5tal
 ,op9ion means ! docum5t titl$ ,endang]$
 ,species ,act ,section #g7;a77#b7      
,supplem5tal ,biological ,op9ion1 ,,noaa
 ,fi%]ies ,log ,numb] ,,nwr-#bjac-iefb1 
& dat$ ,janu>y #ag1 #bjad1 :i*          
supplem5ts1 )\t replac+1 ! #bjjh & #bjaj
 ,,fcrps ,biological ,op9ions & !       

,reasonable & ,prud5t ,alt]native       
conta9$ !re94  #b4 ,op]ation ( ,,fcrps  
,! ,secret>ies %all op]ate ! ,,fcrps 9 a
 mann] consi/5t ) ! reasonable & prud5t 
alt]native set =? 9 ! ,supplem5tal      
,op9ion until ! lat] ( ! foll[+ dates3  
7#a7 ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbb4  7#b7 ,! date
 ^u :i* a subsequ5t f9al biological     
op9ion = ! ,,fcrps op]ations is--  7,a7 
issu$ aft] completion ( ! f9al          
environm5tal impact /atem5t on a record 
( decision = a new op]ations plan = !   
,,fcrps2 &  7,b7 9 effect1 ) no p5d+    
fur!r judicial review4  #c4 ,am5dm5ts to
 ,supplem5tal ,op9ion  7a7 ,9 g5]al     
,not)/&+ section #b1 ! ,secret>ies may  
am5d portions ( ! ,supplem5tal ,op9ion &
 op]ate ! ,,fcrps 9 accordance ) su*    
am5dm5ts1 be=e ! date e/abli%$ "u       
section #b if all ( ! ,secret>ies       
det]m9e1 9 ! sole discretion ( ea*      
,secret>y1 t-- 7#a7 ! am5dm5t is        
necess>y = public safety or transmission
 & grid reliability2 or  7#b7 ! actions1
 op]ations1 or o!r requirem5ts t !      

am5dm5t w\ld remove are no long]        
w>rant$4  7b7 ,re/riction on am5dm5ts ,!
 process describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 %all 
be ! only me?od by :i* ! ,secret>ies may
 op]ate ! ,,fcrps dur+ ! "t p]iod       
e/abli%$ "u section #b 9 any way t is n 
consi/5t ) ! reasonable & prud5t        
alt]natives set =? 9 ! ,supplem5tal     
,op9ion4  #d4 ,limitation on re/rict+   
,,fcrps electrical g5]ation or          
navigation on ! ,snake ,riv] ,no        
/ructural modification1 action1 /udy1 or
 eng9e]+ plan t re/ricts electrical     
g5]ation at any ,,fcrps hydroelectric   
dam1 or t limits navigation on ! ,snake 
,riv] 9 ! ,/ate ( ,wa%+ton1 ,oregon1 or 
,idaho1 %all proce$ unless su* proposal 
is specifically & expressly au?oriz$ by 
an ,act ( ,congress enact$ aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 ,no?+ 9 ?is     
section affects or int]f]es ) ! au?ority
 ( ! ,secret>ies to conduct op]ation &  
ma9t5ance activities or make capital    
improvem5ts necess>y to meet au?oriz$   
project purposes ( ,,fcrps facilities4  

,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,april 
#be1 #bjah4;,cl]k4