10. GOVERNORS WANT SALMON FUND BOLSTERED

Northwest governors last week lobbied members of Congress to support
President Clinton’s proposed $100 million Pacific Coast salmon recovery
fund and to try to increase the amount.

Oregon’s John Kitzhaber and Washington’s Gary Locke told Vice President
Al Gore of their plans in a White House meeting on Monday (Feb. 22) and
later met with members of Congress from the Northwest. The two chief executives
were in Washington for the semi-annual conference of the National …

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