Thread: Senator McConnell

I never liked Mitch but I'll vote for him in a heartbeat now. Wade has certainly taken on an active role in this fight, too.

Does anybody know how much of the 25 million dollars will actually be spent in the Tennessee and Cumberland River reservoir systems. Looks like the appropriation is part of a larger Mississippi River Basin effort unless I'm missing something.

BladeRunner, I agree, just thinking, per my math unless I'm wrong, even if we can only get $2million of this and it's given to the commercial fisherman for an 'extra' $/lb for their catch and they catch 5 million pounds/year, they would get $0.40 per pound added to their pay per pound which would help a LOT! I have no idea currently how this money is to be spent/allocated, but I hope it is to provide money to the DNR of each area and to the commercial fisherman for added price/lb. I think the commercial fisherman can remove most of these if they get fair value for their efforts.

Originally Posted by BladeRunner

Does anybody know how much of the 25 million dollars will actually be spent in the Tennessee and Cumberland River reservoir systems. Looks like the appropriation is part of a larger Mississippi River Basin effort unless I'm missing something.

DIVIDE BY THE STATES...NOT JUST OUR REGION
FYI: The $25 million is aimed at protecting and enhancing Asian carp activities in the Great Lakes to prevent them from entering and establishing in the Great Lakes and for Asian carp activities in the Mississippi River and its tributaries, including its sub-basins. Increased funding should be used to control Asian carp in the Mississippi River and its Sub-basins, including the Upper Mississippi River Sub-basin, Missouri River Sub-basin, Arkansas-Red-White River Sub-basin, Lower Mississippi River Sub-basin, Tennessee Cumberland Sub-basin, and Ohio River Sub-basin including in Kentucky Lake, Lake Barkley, and the Ohio River.

The $25 Million budget bill proposed to includes more than $9 million for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and its work to combat the spread of Asian Carp in Western Kentucky lakes and in the Ohio River and Tennessee River basins.

An additional $14 million was allocated for activities to prevent Asian Carp from entering and establishing in the Great Lakes, bringing total funding up to $25 million.
DIVIDE BY THE STATES...NOT JUST OUR REGION
FYI: The $25 million is aimed at protecting and enhancing Asian carp activities in the Great Lakes to prevent them from entering and establishing in the Great Lakes and for Asian carp activities in the Mississippi River and its tributaries, including its sub-basins. Increased funding should be used to control Asian carp in the Mississippi River and its Sub-basins, including the Upper Mississippi River Sub-basin, Missouri River Sub-basin, Arkansas-Red-White River Sub-basin, Lower Mississippi River Sub-basin, Tennessee Cumberland Sub-basin, and Ohio River Sub-basin including in Kentucky Lake, Lake Barkley, and the Ohio River.