21.   Some say new council appointees would need more than a year to become expert in the highly complex issues of Columbia salmon recovery options.

22.   That angers conservationists who argue that salmon recovery is unattainable without drawdowns.

23.   The four-state Northwest Power Planning Council last month adopted a hotly controversial salmon recovery plan that was praised by conservationists and condemned by business interests.

24.   The White House plan uses credits and cost savings to shift most of the costs of salmon recovery away from Northwest electricity consumers.

25.   Clinton administration officials this summer said they will not recommend breaching the dams for at least eight years to give a salmon recovery plan time to work.

26.   That requirement was viewed as a potential threat to salmon recovery programs.

27.   The agency said it would re-evaluate the salmon recovery effort after three years.