Senate Joint Memorial No. 104 Summary

• Requests Congress continue appropriating funds in fiscal year 2017 budget for watercraft inspection stations and aquatic invasive species prevention efforts in the Columbia River Basin

• Cites the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (signed June 2014), which authorized $20 million for Columbia River Basin watercraft inspection stations to prevent Dreissenid mussels and other invasive aquatic species

• Notes that fiscal year 2016 budget included $4 million in Army Corps of Engineers funding for watercraft inspection stations, which Idaho appreciates as recognition of the invasive species threat

• Identifies quagga and zebra mussels (Dreissenids) as aquatic invasive species causing irreparable ecological damage in U.S. waters and estimates potential annual costs of almost $0.5 billion if they become established in the Pacific Northwest

• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to forward this memorial to the President, relevant federal agencies, and congressional leadership and Idaho's congressional delegation