In the 2021-23 biennium budget, the Washington State Legislature allocated $1.68 million, known as the “Quicksilver Proviso,” on a onetime basis, to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). This funding was intended to begin implementing recommendations from the Quicksilver Portfolio, a framework developed between 2017 and 2020 by the Puget Sound Steelhead Advisory Group (PSSAG) and WDFW to restore Puget Sound steelhead and fisheries.
