Earmark - WA State Mass Marking

Agency:		Department of the Interior
Bureau:		United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Account:		Resource management (14-1611)
Certifying Official:		Budget Officer
Contact Information:		http://WWW.DOI.GOV 202-208-6416

WA State Mass Marking

1 recipient will receive $2,071,000. This is a continuing earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Description: $2,100,000 (subsequently adjusted by rescission) for Washington State salmon mass marking of hatchery fish.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (13147915)	$2,071	Resource Mgt/1332	Federal	911 NE 11th Avenue Portland, OR

Citation

Source: Appropriations Report Language - House Full Committee

Reference: H.R. 108-792

Method: User entered excerpt

Citation Excerpt: $2,100,000 for Washington State salmon mass marking of hatchery fish. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall, in carrying out its responsibilities to protect threatened and endangered species of salmon, implement a system of mass marking of salmonid stocks, intended for harvest, that are released from Federally operated or Federally financed hatcheries including but not limited to fish releases of coho, chinook, and steelhead species. Marked fish must have a visible mark that can be readily identified by commercial and recreational fishers.

Citation Comment: Amount was reduced by congressional across-the-board rescissions

Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007