The Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission ("CRITFC") and Yakama Nation submit this brief on behalf of CRITFC's member tribes and the Yakama Nation (collectively CR/YA) pursuant to the Procedures Governing Bonneville Power Administration Rate Hearings, 51 Fed. Reg. 7,611 (1986), and the Special Rules of Practice governing these proceedings. WP-02-O-01, and WP-02-O-18. CRITFC and the Yakama Nation take exception to Bonneville's Draft Record of Decision in this rate case, WP-02-A-01 ("DROD").

While CR/YA recommends changes to the DROD, to the extent not otherwise noted in this brief on exceptions, wherever contrary to the determinations in Bonneville's DROD and in the following Final Record of Decision ("Final ROD"), CRITFC and the Yakama Nation incorporates by reference all of our other arguments as set forth in our briefs, as well as our direct and rebuttal testimony in this rate case in order to preserve the CR/YA issues raised in testimony and in our legal briefs. To the extent the DROD or the Final ROD depart from the recommendations contained in the CR/YA prefiled testimony or briefs in this rate case proceeding, CR/YA reserves the right to raise such issues in subsequent administrative and judicial proceedings.
As in the CR/YA Initial Brief, this brief also supports and incorporates by reference arguments made in the briefs on exceptions of the Upper Columbia United Tribes ("UCUT") WP-02-R-UC-01, the Northwest Energy Coalition and Save Our Wild Salmon ("NWEC") WP-02-R-NA-01, and the Oregon Public Utility Commission ("OPUC") WP-02-R-OP-01.