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U.S. Senate Bill Approves Funds To Fight West Kentucky Asian Carp

Nicole Erwin/Ohio Valley ReSource

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he has secured $11 million dollars to combat Asian Carp in west Kentucky waterways. McConnell said in a release today  that a provision in a government funding bill directs the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to focus efforts on combating the invasive fish in Kentucky Lake, Lake Barkley and the larger Mississippi and Ohio River Basins. McConnell said with passage of the Senate bill, the state is one step closer to sending needed financial federal resources. He said the fish are a danger to the local economy and s safety hazard for anglers and boaters. The requested funding is $600,000 more than previously requested. 

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