The House commerce, state and justice
appropriation bill does not include any money for
President Clinton’s proposed Pacific Salmon Fund
for West Coast states. The Senate has approved
$100 million to be shared by the Alaska,
Washington, Oregon and California, and Indian
tribes for endangered coastal salmon recovery
projects and implementation of the recent
U.S.-Canada salmon treaty.
Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Wash., an Appropriations
Committee member, plans to push for the money …
