House passes bill to allow Columbia River tribes to kill sea lions
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
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The
House voted
232 to 188 on
Tuesday to pass
H.R.
2578, a measure that includes provisions to allow Columbia River treaty tribes to kill sea lions that eat endangered salmon.
H.R.2578 includes
H.R.3069, the Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act.
The bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize the
Warm Springs Tribes, the
Umatilla Tribes, the
Yakama Nation and the
Nez Perce Tribe to obtain
federal permits to remove a limited number of sea lions from the Columbia River.
The bill also authorizes permits for the
Columbia River InterTribal Fish Commission and the states of Oregon and Washington.
Each group would be limited to taking 10 sea lions a year, The Oregonian reported.
There is no companion version of the bill in the
Senate.
Get the Story:
U.S. House passes bill to make killing sea lions easier in the Northwest
(The Oregonian 6/19)
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