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Lawmakers back reauthorization of Northwest Straits marine conservation initiative
Summary
Congressional testimony supported reauthorizing the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative to continue locally led marine habitat restoration, invasive species response and volunteer-driven projects in northwest Washington State.
Members of the subcommittee heard testimony supporting HR 2860 to reauthorize the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative, a regional program in northwest Washington that funds locally driven work to protect and restore marine habitats.
Rep. Rick Larsen, the bill sponsor, described the initiative as a bipartisan, community-based program created in 1998 to support…
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