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During the 2019 legislative session at Gov. Jay Inslee's request, $750,000 was included in the 2019-21 operating budget to study the possibility of breaching and removing the four lower Snake River dams, which includes Lower Granite Dam. Representatives Mary Dye (R-Pomeroy) and Joe Schmick (R-Colfax) both oppose the idea and ask local voters to contribute their voices to the Stakeholder Engagement Report comments.