Todd,
you are correct,

This is part of an emial I received from Rep Roger Goodman on the subject:

"The Wild Fish Conservancy has issued a 90-day intent to sue the WDFW under the citizen suit provisions of the federal Endangered Species Act. As the story goes, they first sued the WDFW in 2002 for operating their hatcheries without a permit from NOAA (a potential violation of the Endangered Species Act). At that time, a settlement was reached where the Wild Fish Conservancy agreed to drop the suit for 10 years while the WDFW obtained permits. In that time, NOAA did not prioritize WDFW's permit requests and the permits were never issued. Now that the 10-year “cease fire” has passed, the Wild Fish Conservancy has indicated that they will continue their legal action."

Do we blame this on NOAA? Why wouldn't the WFC go after NOAA? WDFW is an easy target....NOAA not so much.

Another question, why does the WFC ask to be awarded court costs in the lawsuit? They are a CHARITY.


Definition of a 501c3:
Section 501(c)(3) is the portion of the US Internal Revenue Code that allows for federal tax exemption of nonprofit organizations, specifically those that are considered public charities.