79th LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2017 Regular Session Senate Joint Memorial 8 Sponsored by Senator GIROD; Representative SPRENGER

SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the measure as introduced. Urges U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to consider recreation, fish passage, downstream water use, irrigation and other variables in management of Big Cliff and Detroit Reservoir.

1 JOINT MEMORIAL 2 To the Commanding General and Chief of Engineers of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the 3 Commander and District Engineer of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District: 4 We, your memorialists, the Seventy-ninth Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon, in legis- 5 lative session assembled, respectfully represent as follows: 6 Whereas Big Cliff Dam is located on the in the Oregon Cascades; and 7 Whereas Big Cliff Dam is one of 13 constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as 8 part of the Willamette Valley Project authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1938; and 9 Whereas Big Cliff Dam is located three miles downstream from Detroit Dam, also on the North 10 Santiam River; and 11 Whereas Big Cliff Dam is used to regulate power-generating water releases from Detroit Dam, 12 and Big Cliff Dam’s authorized primary purposes are flood control management and power gener- 13 ation; and 14 Whereas there are other highest and best uses of Big Cliff Dam besides flood control; and 15 Whereas other variables that should be taken into account in managing Big Cliff Dam and the 16 Detroit Reservoir include recreation, fish passage, downstream water use and irrigation; now, 17 therefore, 18 Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon: 19 That we, the members of the Seventy-ninth Legislative Assembly, urge the U.S. Army Corps of 20 Engineers to consider variables including but not limited to recreation, fish passage, downstream 21 water use and irrigation in the management of Big Cliff Dam and the water in Detroit Reservoir 22 and the North Santiam River; and be it further 23 Resolved, That a copy of this memorial shall be sent to the Commanding General and Chief of 24 Engineers of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Commander and District Engineer of the U.S. 25 Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, and to each member of the Oregon Congressional Del- 26 egation. 27

NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted. New sections are in boldfaced type.

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