SJM 8000-S - DIGEST

(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 3/14/01)

     Requests that the President appoint a person to oversee the multifederal agency salmon and trout recovery effort in the Columbia River region, and that this person serve as a single point of contact for citizens and state, tribal, and local governments.

     Requests that Congress provide sufficient funding to enable the creation and operation of a federal multiagency contact person for Columbia River salmon and trout recovery, and that the contact person be empowered to report to Congress and the President on the salmon recovery funding, cooperation, and regulatory needs of the Columbia River watershed.