A Settlement Agreement was signed on August 28, 2002.  The parties to the Agreement are PacifiCorp, USDI Fish and Wildlife Service, USDI Bureau of Land Management, USDI National Park Service, USDA Forest Service, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation, Idaho Council of Trout Unlimited, Idaho Rivers United, Greater Yellowstone Coalition, American Whitewater and other intervenors. 

(1)   The Agreement contains specific measures that will substantially improve environmental conditions in the Bear River watershed near the Project;

(2)   The Agreement provides important resource protection and restoration measures that will benefit fish and wildlife habitat, consistent with regional restoration planning;

(3)   The Agreement provides for various interests and river uses, including irrigation, power production and natural resource values; and

(4)   The Agreement establishes a process for the Parties to collaborate to manage and enhance natural resources in the Bear River watershed throughout the terms of the New License.