16 U.S.C. § 3325
For purposes of carrying out the provisions of this subchapter for salmon enhancement (including, but not limited to, the operation and maintenance of enhancement facilities) there are authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $45,000,000 for the ten-year period beginning on October 1, 1982, for the Washington conservation area, and not to exceed $25,000,000 for the ten-year period beginning on such date for the Columbia River conservation area.
In addition to the amounts authorized under subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out steelhead enhancement projects under this subchapter (including, but not limited to, operation and maintenance of enhancement facilities) not to exceed $7,000,000 for the ten-year period beginning on October 1, 1982, for the Washington conservation area; and not to exceed $7,000,000 for the ten-year period beginning on such date for the Columbia River conservation area.
No moneys appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) may be used for the operation and maintenance of enhancement programs and related facilities as they existed on or before the date of the approval by the Secretary under section 3321 of this title of the enhancement plan for the conservation area concerned.
16 U.S.C. § 3325
- Columbia River conservation area
- The term "Columbia River conservation area" means-(A) all habitat within the Columbia River drainage basin; and(B) those areas in-(i) the fishery conservation zone over which the Pacific Fishery Management Council has jurisdiction, and(ii) the territorial seas of Oregon and Washington,in which one or more stocks that originate in the habitat describe1 in subparagraph (A) migrate.
- enhancement
- The term "enhancement" means projects undertaken to increase the production of naturally spawning or artificially propagated stocks of salmon or steelhead, or to protect, conserve, or improve the habitat of such stocks.
- salmon
- The term "salmon" means any anadromous species of the family Salmonidae and Genus Oncorhynchus, commonly known as Pacific salmon.
- steelhead
- The term "steelhead" means the anadromous rainbow trout species Salmo gairdneri, commonly known as steelhead.