May 8, 2008--President signs Platte River recovery measure (Denver Post)
Legislation that supplies the federal share of money for the Platte River recovery program in colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska was signed into law Thursday. The bill President Bush signed Thursday provides $157 million to help carry out a three-state agreement with the federal government. The agreement provides guidance on managing the Platte River to accommodate endangered species and the growing number of cities and farmers using the river. "This program has been in the making for some time now, and I am pleased that it is now law," said Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb. Negotiations on use of the Platte started in the 1990s, in part because the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said water projects on the river threatened vulnerable wildlife.
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