In a May 29 speech to the Portland City Club, Montana
Governor Marc Racicot said he has been "frustrated by the current
fish and wildlife Decision-making structure which, in practical application,
gives the federal government final authority."
Racicot said the Northwest needs a "different approach, what I
call place-based governance. This is, decisions about fish and wildlife
in the Columbia River Basin should belong to those who live in the Columbia
River …