the Secretary. The Secretary shall make
the Panel’s findings available to the public
and subject to public comment.
‘‘(vi) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SEC-
RETARY.—
‘‘(I) The Secretary shall fully
consider the recommendations of the
Panel when implementing the Sec-
retary’s annual work plan, and if the
Secretary does not incorporate a rec-
ommendation of the Panel, the Sec-
retary shall explain in writing its rea-
sons for not accepting Panel rec-
ommendations. If the Secretary finds
the 
recommendations 
inconsistent
with this Act, he must notify the
Panel, in writing, within 30 days of
receiving their recommendations. The
Secretary, after consideration of the
recommendations of the Panel and
other appropriate entities, shall be re-
sponsible for making the final rec-
ommendations to Congress for appro-
priations to implement the work plan.
‘‘(II) The Secretary shall take
steps to remove the Glines Canyon
Dam after receiving a recommenda-
tion from the Panel to do so.
‘‘(vii) COST LIMITATION.—The cost of
this provision shall not exceed $1,000,000
in 1998 dollars.
‘‘(viii) EXPIRATION.—This paragraph
shall expire 20 years after the date of the
enactment of his paragraph.’’.
SEC. 2. CONTRACTING OUT PROVISIONS.
The Secretary shall, to the fullest extent practicable,
obtain by procurement from private sources all services
necessary to execute the planning, engineering, design,
and construction requirements necessary to comply with
the provisions of this Act.
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
The Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Restora-
tion Act (106 Stat. 3173) is amended—
(1) in section 4—
(A) in subsection (a)—
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ‘‘Effective’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘implement’’ and inserting
‘‘Effective 60 days after date of convey-
ance of the Projects, the Secretary shall,
subject to the availability of appropriated
funds, take such actions as are necessary
to implement’’; and
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘re-
ferred to in section 3(c)(2) for the removal
of the dams and full;’’ and inserting ‘‘for
the removal of the Elwha dam and’’; and
(B) in the first sentence of subsection (b),
by striking ‘‘referred to in section 3(c)(2)’’;
(2) in section 5(a), by striking ‘‘as provided in
section 3(e)’’;
(3) in section 6—
(A) in the first sentence of subsection (a),
by striking ‘‘makes the determination to remove
the dams and’’; and
(B) in the first sentence of subsection
(b)(1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘makes the determina-
tion to remove the dams and’’; and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘of the Elwha
Project’’ after ‘‘removal’’; and
(4) in section 7(a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘makes the determination
to remove the dams and’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘of the Elwha Project’’
after ‘‘removal’’.
SEC. 4. COLUMBIA-SNAKE RIVER HYDROELECTRIC SYSTEM
PROTECTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Under no circumstances shall re-
moval of dams on the Elwha River be considered a prece-
dent of any kind for removal of dams on other rivers.
(b) CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED.—
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, no dam, im-
poundment, or other facility on the Columbia River or
Snake River or their tributaries that is owned or operated
by an agency of the United States for flood control, hydro-
electric power generation, irrigation, navigation, or other
congressionally authorized purpose may be removed or sig-
nificantly modified structurally, except for reasons of safe-
ty or necessary repairs, unless specifically approved by an
authorization or appropriation by Congress.
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