The Northwest Power Planning Council this week recommended that $18.6
million worth of Columbia Basin fish and wildlife restoration projects
be funded with Bonneville Power Administration revenues, adding to the
$119 million previously approved.
Hatchery projects and phase-out funding for the scientific analytical
team PATH (See story No. 5 below) received the Council’s blessing Tuesday,
pushing planned “direct program spending” to about $137.6 million for the
fiscal year that began …