,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cbbb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ad1     
#bjaf,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,wyden1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 and ,ms4         
,cantwell7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,indian ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the ,secretary 
of the ,interior to assess sanitation   
and safety conditions at ,bureau of     
,indian ,affairs facilities that were   
constructed to provide treaty tribes    
access to traditional fishing grounds   
and expend funds on construction of     
facilities and structures to improve    
those conditions1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,columbia ,river    
,in-,lieu and ,treaty ,fishing ,access  
,sites ,improvement ,act4  #b4          
,sanitation and safety conditions at    
certain ,bureau of ,indian ,affairs     
facilities  7a7 ,assessment of          
conditions ,the ,secretary of the       

,interior1 acting through the ,bureau of
 ,indian ,affairs1 in consultation with 
the affected ,columbia ,river ,treaty   
,tribes1 may assess current sanitation  
and safety conditions on lands owned by 
the ,bureau of ,indian ,affairs1        
including all permanent ,federal        
structures and improvements on those    
lands1 that were set aside to provide   
treaty tribes access to traditional     
fishing grounds--  7#a7 in accordance   
with the ,act of ,march #b1 #aide 7#ei  
,stat4 #aj1 chapter #ai7 7commonly known
 as the ,river and ,harbor ,act of      
#aide72 or  7#b7 in accordance with     
title ,,iv of ,public ,law #ajj-eha     
7#ajb ,stat4 #bidd74  7b7 ,exclusive    
authorization2 contracts ,the ,secretary
 of the ,interior1 acting through the   
,bureau of ,indian ,affairs-- 7#a7 shall
 be the only ,federal agency authorized 
to carry out the activities described in
 this section2 and  7#b7 may delegate   
the authority to carry out activities   
described in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of

 subsection 7c7 through one or more     
contracts entered into with an ,indian  
tribe or tribal organization under the  
,indian ,self-,determination and        
,education ,assistance ,act 7#be        
,u4,s4,c4 #dej et seq474  7c7           
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to the
 ,secretary of the ,interior such sums  
as are necessary1 to remain available   
until expended--  7#a7 for improvements 
to existing structures and              
infrastructure to improve sanitation and
 safety conditions assessed under       
subsection 7a72 and  7#b7 to improve    
access to electricity1 sewer1 and water 
infrastructure1 where feasible1 to      
reflect needs for sanitary and safe use 
of facilities referred to in subsection 
7a74