Historic Multi-Million Dollar Agreement Announced to Support Salmon Reintroduction to Upper Columbia River Basin
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- Published: Thursday, 21 September 2023 17:28
The U.S. Department of Interior announced a historic agreement to support reintroduction of salmon populations in the Upper Columbia River Basin. Click here for the news release.
Key features include:
- Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) will provide $200 million over 20 years to advance the tribally led Phase 2 Implementation Plan (P2IP).
- The Bureau of Reclamation will provide the Upper Columbia Tribes (UCUTs) $8 million over the next two years to support P2IP, including funding from their new WaterSMART Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program.
- The tribes will pause existing litigation for twenty years.