UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF OREGON

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LAWRENCE G. WASDEN Attorney General

State of Idaho

CLIVE J. STRONG (ISB No. 2207) CLAY R. SMITH (ISB No. 6385) E-Mail: csmith@ag.state.id.us Deputy Attorneys General Natural Resources Division 700 W. Jefferson, Room 210 P.O. Box 83720

Boise, ID 83720-0010 Telephone: (208) 334-2400 Facsimile: (208) 334-2690

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF OREGON

NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION, IDAHO WILDLIFE FEDERATION,

WASHINGTON WILDLIFE FEDERATION, SIERRA CLUB, TROUT UNLIMITED, PACIFIC COAST FEDERATION OF FISHERMEN'S ASSOCIATIONS, INSTITUTE FOR FISHERIES

RESOURCES, IDAHO RIVERS UNITED, IDAHO STEELHEAD AND SALMON UNITED, NORTHWEST SPORTFISHING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, FRIENDS OF THE EARTH, SALMON FOR ALL,

COLUMBIA RIVERKEEPER, AMERICAN RIVERS, FEDERATION OF FLY FISHERS, and NW ENERGY COALITION,

Plaintiffs, vs.

NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, and UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

Defendants, and

Case No.: Civil No. CV 01-00640-RE

NOTICE OF CASE AUTHORITY BY INTERVENOR-DEFENDANT

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PUBLIC POWER COUNCIL, et al.,

Intervenor-Defendants,

Intervenor-Defendant State of Idaho respectfully gives notice of case authority relevant to the first question under Part I.B of this Court's Order dated September 23, 2004.

1. Bowen v. Hood, 202 F.3d 1211, 1219 (9th Cir. 2000) ("It is clear enough that the Bureau could not go on construing the phrase 'nonviolent offense' in a manner contrary to our prior rulings. . . . But the Bureau did not do that at all. Once it was foreclosed from a simple interpretation of the statute, it, instead, exercised the discretion that Congress indisputably conferred upon the Director and reached the same conclusion on an entirely different ground. It can hardly be doubted that 'an agency is free on remand to reach the same result by applying a different rationale.' Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. v. United States, 816 F.2d 1366, 1373 (9th Cir. 1987). Our prior decisions could have 'held no more and no less than that the [Bureau's] first [position] was unsupportable for the reasons supplied by that agency.' SEC v. Chenery Co., 332 U.S. 194, 200, 67 S. Ct. 1575, 1579, 91 L. Ed. 1995 (1947). Here, the Bureau relied on an entirely different part of the statute for its decision. We see nothing sinister in that")

(some citations omitted).

2. Bridge v. U.S. Parole Comm'n, 981 F.2d 97, 105 (3d Cir. 1992) ("[L]egal error in an agency decision does not prevent the agency from expanding its record and rethinking its original order. [¶] A corollary to this tenet of administrative law is that the appropriate judicial remedy when an agency exceeds its discretion is a remand to the agency for further proceedings consistent with the court's opinion. See Federal Power Comm. v. Idaho Power Co., 344 U.S. 17, 20, 73 S. Ct. 85, 87, 97 L. Ed. 15 (1952). '[T]he function of the reviewing court ends when an

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error of law is laid bare. At that point the matter once more goes to the Commission for reconsideration.' Id.").

3. Communication Workers v. NLRB, 784 F.2d 847, 849 (7th Cir. 1986) ("[t]he doctrine of law of the case does not prevent an agency from reexamining a policy that was not squarely presented for resolution").

4. Chicago & N.W. Transp. Co. v. United States, 574 F.2d 926, 930 (7th Cir. 1978) (although agencies are bound by law-of-the-case principles, "[t]he administrative tribunal is free on remand to reach the same result on different grounds").

DATED this 27th day of September 2004.

LAWRENCE G. WASDEN ATTORNEY GENERAL CLIVE J. STRONG

DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL STATE OF IDAHO

/s/ Clay R. Smith

CLAY R. SMITH

ISB # 6385 (208) 334-2400

Attorneys for Intervenor-Defendant State of Idaho

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CERTIFICATE OF MAILING

I hereby certify that on September 27, 2004, a true and correct copy of NOTICE OF CASE

AUTHORITY By INTERVENOR-DEFENDANT STATE OF IDAHO was served on the following

parties by the methods indicated:

TODD D. TRUE

STEPHEN D. MASHUDA Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund 705 Second Avenue, Suite 203 Seattle, WA 98104

Plaintiffs National Wildlife Federation, et al.

U.S. Mail, postage prepaid Hand Delivery

Federal Express

Facsimile: ______________ Statehouse Mail

⌧ Electronic Court Filing

DAN ROHLF

Pacific Environmental Advocacy Cnt. 10015 S.W. Terwilliger Boulevard Portland, OR 97219

Plaintiffs National Wildlife Federation, et al. .

Federal Express

FRED R. DISHEROON U.S. Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Div. Ben Franklin Station

PO Box 7397

Washington, DC 20044-7397

Street address:

604 “D” Street, Room 3022 Washington, DC 20004

Defendants National Marine Fisheries Service and United States Army Corps of Engineers

Federal Express

SHELLY RICHARDSON SUSAN K ACKERMAN Attorney at Law

2301 Banner Road Pullman, WA 99163

Intervenor-Defendant Northwest Irrigation Utilities

Federal Express

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GREGORY J. MINER

WILLIAM K. KABEISEMAN Preston Gates & Ellis LLP

222 S.W. Columbia Street, Suite 1400 Portland, OR 97201-6632

Intervenor-Defendant Public Power Council

Federal Express

KAREN J. BUDD-FALEN MARC RYAN STIMPERT HERTHA L. LUND

Budd-Falen Law Offices PO Box 346

Cheyenne, WY 82003

Street address:

300 East 18th Street Cheyenne, WY 82001

Intervenor-Defendants Washington State Farm Bureau Federation, Franklin County Farm Bureau Federation, and Grant County Farm Bureau Federation

Federal Express

SCOTT HORNGREN Haglund Kirtley et al 101 S.W. Main Street Portland OR 97204

Intervenor-Defendants Washington State Farm Bureau Federation, Franklin County Farm Bureau Federation, and Grant County Farm Bureau Federation

Federal Express

CHRISTOPHER B. LEAHY DANIEL W. HESTER

Fredericks Pelcyger Hester & White 1075 South Boulder Road, Suite 305 Louisville, CO 80027

Amicus Curiae Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

Federal Express

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DAVID J. CUMMINGS

Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee Office of Legal Counsel

PO Box 305 Lapwai, ID 83540

Street address:

Main Street & Beaver Grade Lapwai, ID 83540

Amicus Curiae Nez Perce Tribe

Federal Express

HOWARD G. ARNETT Karnopp Petersen et al 1201 N.W. Wall St., Ste. 300 Bend, OR 97701

Amicus Curiae Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon

Federal Express

ROBERT N. LANE TIM D. HALL

Special Assistant Attorney General PO Box 200701

Helena, MT 59620-0701

Street address:

1420 East Sixth Avenue Helena, MT 59601-3871

Amicus Curiae State of Montana

Federal Express

JAY T. WALDRON WALTER H. EVANS

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC Pacwest Center, Suites 1600-1900 1211 S.W. Fifth Avenue

Portland, OR 97204-3795

Intervenor-Defendant Inland Ports and Navigation Group

Federal Express Facsimile: Statehouse Mail ⌧ Electronic Court Filing

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TIM WEAVER

Law Offices of Tim Weaver PO Box 487

Yakima, WA 98907

Street address:

402 E. Yakima, Ste. 190 Yakima, WA 98901-2341

Amicus Curiae Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation

⌧ U.S. Mail, postage prepaid Hand Delivery

Federal Express

⌧ Facsimile: 509-575-1227 Statehouse Mail

MICHAEL J. GROSSMANN Assistant Attorney General Office of Attorney General PO Box 40100

Olympia WA 98504-0100

Street address:

1125 Washington Street SE Olympia, WA 98501-2283

Amicus Curiae State of Washington

Federal Express

DAVID LEITH JENNIFER ODIAGA Assistant Attorneys General Office of Attorney General 1162 Court Street NE Salem OR 97310

Amicus Curiae State of Oregon

Federal Express

JOHN SHURTS JOHN OGAN

851 S.W. Sixth Avenue, Suite 1100 Portland, OR 97204

Amicus Curiae Northwest Power Planning Council

Federal Express

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BETH S. GINSBERG Stoel Rives LLP

600 University Street, Suite 3600 Seattle, WA 98101-4109

Intervenor-Defendant Northwest Irrigation Utilities

Federal Express Facsimile: Statehouse Mail ⌧ Electronic Court Filing

R. ERICK JOHNSON PC 888 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 870 Portland, OR 97204

Amicus Curiae Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative

Federal Express

STEPHEN J. ODELL Assistant U.S. Attorney

U.S. Attorney's Office – Oregon 1000 S.W. Third Avenue, Suite 600 Portland OR 97204-2902

Defendants National Marine Fisheries Service and United States Army Corps of Engineers

Federal Express

C. CLARK LEONE NANCY P. BAKER Public Power Council 1500 N.E. Irving, Suite 200 Portland, OR 97232

Intervenor-Defendant Public-Power Council

Federal Express

/s/ Clay R. Smith

CLAY R. SMITH

ISB # 6385 (208) 334-2400

Attorneys for Intervenor-Defendant State of Idaho