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Interior bill funds salmon efforts
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19 2001 The $19.1 billion Department of Interior spending bill approved by Congress this week includes millions of dollars to preserve salmon in the Pacific Northwest. More than $14 million in U.S. Fish and Wildlife funds are dedicated to habitat and salmon protection. An additional $26 million for the Elwha River project goes to help restore salmon runs on the Olympic Peninsula by removing two dams. At the Bureau of Indian Affairs, $4 million goes for a tribal health, salmon and economic development program. Get the Story:
Interior bill includes millions to help salmon (AP 10/19)
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