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#308565 - 08/05/05 11:02 PM Fish Passage Center
Idaho Mike Offline
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Registered: 01/01/03
Posts: 2211
Loc: Post Falls Idaho
A while back I wrote a letter to Senator Cantwell regarding the bill that would eliminate the Fish Passage Center. I received a response last week. I thought I would share it.

Thank you for contacting me regarding the Fish Passage Center and salmon recovery efforts on the Columbia and Snake Rivers . I appreciate hearing from you, and regret the delayed response.



The Portland-based Fish Passage Center , w ith a staff of 11 and an annual budget of $1.3 million, provides technical analyses of Columbia and Snake River salmon and steelhead runs for federal agencies, states governments, and Indian tribes. Funded through the Bonneville Power Administration, the Center helps mitigate the impacts of Snake and Columbia hydroelectric projects by compiling data on fish populations and river conditions.



As you may know, on June 14, 2005, Senator Larry Craig included language in the Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee report on the Energy and Water Appropriations bill (H.R. 2419) that advises against funding the Fish Passage Center for Fiscal Year 2006. While this language was not included in the actual bill, the report language could still affect the Fish Passage Center .



I am concerned how any potential changes to ongoing fish data collection efforts and analyses may harm our region's efforts to restore self-sustaining, harvestable populations of wild Pacific Salmon. Please be assured that I will keep your comments in mind throughout the appropriations process as I continue working to promote the health of Pacific Northwest salmon.



You may also be aware that on June 10, 2005, a federal district judge ordered government officials to increase the volume of water spilled through four dams on the Snake River and McNary Dam on the Columbia . Thus far, no legislation has been introduced that would affect this ruling. Please be assured that I will continue to monitor the situation, and will keep your comments in mind should I have the opportunity to consider legislation pertaining to this issue.



The importance of salmon to the Pacific Northwest -economically, recreationally, and culturally-is enormous, and I believe we must continue moving toward our overall goal of salmon recovery. Salmon should be recovered to levels that will once again support sustainable tribal, recreational, and commercial fishing. As the Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee's Fisheries and Coast Guard Subcommittee, which has oversight of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), and a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee, I will continue fighting to keep the salmon runs healthy, and will work to ensure the vitality of Washington 's wild salmon.



Thank you again for contacting me to share your thoughts on this matter. Finally, you may be interested in signing up for my weekly update for Washington state residents. Every Monday, I provide a brief outline about my work in the Senate and issues of importance to Washington state. If you are interested in subscribing to this update, please visit my website at http://cantwell.senate.gov . Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future if I can be of further assistance.




Sincerely,
Maria Cantwell
United States Senator

For future correspondence with my office, please visit my website at
http://cantwell.senate.gov/contact/index.html
_________________________
"90% of Life is just showing up and doing the work". Tred Barta Sr.

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#308566 - 08/06/05 12:03 AM Re: Fish Passage Center
B-RUN STEELY Offline
River Nutrients

Registered: 02/08/00
Posts: 3322
Loc: IDAHO
Its changed from time to time but Senator Larry Craig has been near the top of my **** list since he did this. It made him look like the horses ass he really is. I think right now he and his cronies are trying to think of a way to back out of it in a manner that does not show that they " failed"... Its that spoiled Brat thing.. If I can't have everything my way I'll take my ball and go home.. He listens to a very small group of voters in Idaho, and I am sorry to admit he is so narrow that he can't see past the end of the ballots, or anything in the future.

If I was making a movie called " Extreme Dick " I think I would ask him if he wanted to play the leading role.. but actually, I am sure he is way too small.. Kinda surprized he does not drive a Vette or a monster truck.
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#308567 - 08/06/05 10:23 PM Re: Fish Passage Center
RiverMan Offline
Returning Adult

Registered: 12/06/00
Posts: 487
Loc: oregon
Looks like you received a well written and very "politically correct" response. Glad to see she's behind salmon.....just like our environmental president, hack, hack, wheez.

RM

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