A bill to boost west coast salmon recovery spending to $350 million this year was recently aired in a Senate subcommittee hearing in Washington, DC. Although reaction was generally positive, politicians may have to settle for considerably less since the Bush administration has budgeted only $90 million to fund recovery efforts for the coming fiscal year. If passed, the legislation would continue paying for recovery efforts that began with the renewal of the Pacific Salmon Treaty between the United States and Canada in 1999.