Although roughly three-quarters of its fiscal year 2000 fish and wildlife
program budget has been earmarked, some of the biggest funding decisions
remain for the Northwest Power Planning Council.
PATH (Plan for Testing and Analyzing Hypotheses), major tribal hatchery
initiatives and “innovative” proposals still await Council decision making
more than a month into the new fiscal year.
The Council annually recommends how $127 million in federal hydropower
revenues will be spent on …
