#aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #bjhc  ,,an ,,act  ,to allow for the
 taking of pinnipeds on the ,columbia   
,river and its tributaries to protect   
endangered and threatened species of    
salmon and other nonlisted fish species4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,endangered ,salmon and    
,fisheries ,predation ,prevention ,act4 
#b4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense
 of the ,congress that--  7#a7          
prevention of predation by sea lions1   
recovery of salmonid stocks listed under
 the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq471 and      
prevention of the future listings of    
fish stocks in the ,columbia ,river     
under such ,act are a vital priority2   
and  7#b7 the ,federal ,government      
should continue to fund lethal and      
nonlethal removal of sea lions as well  
as deterrence measures for preventing   
such predation4  #c4 ,taking of sea     
lions on the ,columbia ,river and its   
tributaries to protect endangered and   

threatened species of salmon and other  
nonlisted fish species ,section #abj7;f7
 of the ,marine ,mammal ,protection ,act
 of #aigb 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #achi7;f77 is  
amended to read as follows3  7f7        
,temporary marine mammal removal        
authority on the waters of the ,columbia
 ,river and its tributaries  7#a7       
,removal authority ,notwithstanding any 
other provision of this ,act1 the       
,secretary may issue a permit to an     
eligible entity to authorize the        
intentional lethal taking on the waters 
of the ,columbia ,river and its         
tributaries of individually identifiable
 sea lions that are part of a population
 or stock that is not categorized under 
this ,act as depleted or strategic for  
the purpose of protecting--  7,a7       
species of salmon1 steelhead1 or        
eulachon that are listed as endangered  
species or threatened species under the 
,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq472 and  7,b7     
species of lamprey or sturgeon that are 

not listed as endangered or threatened  
but are listed as a species of concern4 
7#b7 ,permit process  7,a7 ,in general  
,an eligible entity may apply to the    
,secretary for a permit under this      
subsection4  7,b7 ,deadline for         
consideration of application ,the       
timelines and procedures described in   
subsection 7c7 shall apply to           
applications for permits under this     
subsection in the same manner such      
timelines apply to applications under   
subsection 7b74  7,c7 ,coordination ,the
 ,secretary shall establish procedures  
for coordination among eligible         
entities1 including application         
procedures and timelines1 geographic and
 species-specific considerations1 and   
monitoring and periodic review4  7,d7   
,duration of permit ,a permit under this
 subsection shall be effective for not  
more than #e years and may be renewed by
 the ,secretary4  7#c7 ,limitations on  
annual takings ,the process for         
determining limitations on annual take  

of sea lions will follow the process    
established in subsection 7c7 and the   
cumulative number of sea lions          
authorized to be taken each year under  
all permits in effect under this        
subsection shall not exceed #aj percent 
of the annual potential biological      
removal level for sea lions4  7#d7      
,qualified individuals ,intentional     
lethal takings under this subsection    
shall be humane and shall be implemented
 by agencies or qualified individuals   
described in subsection 7c77#d71 or by  
individuals employed by the eligible    
entities described in paragraph 7#f74   
7#e7 ,suspension of permitting authority
 ,if1 #e years after the date of the    
enactment of the ,endangered ,salmon and
 ,fisheries ,predation ,prevention ,act1
 the ,secretary1 after consulting with  
,state and tribal fishery managers1     
determines that lethal removal authority
 is no longer necessary to protect      
salmonid and other fish species from sea
 lion predation1 the ,secretary shall   

suspend the issuance of permits under   
this subsection4  7#f7 ,eligible entity 
defined  7,a7 ,in general  7i7          
,definition ,in this subsection1 subject
 to subparagraph 7,b71 the term eligible
 entity means--  7,i7 with respect to   
removal in the mainstem of the ,columbia
 ,river and its tributaries1 the ,state 
of ,washington1 the ,state of ,oregon1  
and the ,state of ,idaho2  7,,ii7 with  
respect to removal in the mainstem of   
the ,columbia ,river and its            
tributaries1 the ,nez ,perce ,tribe1 the
 ,confederated ,tribes of the ,umatilla 
,indian ,reservation1 the ,confederated 
,tribes of the ,warm ,springs           
,reservation of ,oregon1 the            
,confederated ,tribes and ,bands of the 
,yakama ,nation1 and the ,columbia      
,river ,intertribal ,fish ,commission2  
and  7ii7 ,delegation authority ,the    
,secretary may allow an eligible entity 
described in clause 7i77,i7 or 7i77,,ii7
 to delegate its authority under a      
permit under this subsection to any     

eligible entity described in clause     
7i77,i7 or 7i77,,ii74  7,b7 ,additional 
eligibility  7i7 ,in general ,subject to
 the approval of the ,secretary and in  
consultation with the ,indian ,tribes in
 subparagraph 7,a77i77,,ii7--  7,i7 the 
,state of ,washington may enter into a  
memorandum of understanding with the    
,cowlitz ,indian ,tribe for deterrence  
and removal of sea lions on the ,cowlitz
 ,river4  7,,ii7 the ,state of ,oregon  
may enter into a memorandum of          
understanding with the ,confederated    
,tribes of the ,grand ,ronde ,community 
of ,oregon and the ,confederated ,tribes
 of ,siletz ,indians of ,oregon for     
deterrence and removal of sea lions on  
the ,willamette ,river4  7ii7           
,considerations ,in determining         
eligibility under this subparagraph1 the
 ,secretary shall consider the capacity 
of each ,indian tribe to manage wildlife
 to meet the requirements of this ,act4 
7#g7 ,individual exception ,for purposes
 of this section1 any sea lion located  

upstream of ,columbia ,river river mile 
#aab1 or in any tributary to the        
,columbia ,river that includes spawning 
habitat of threatened or endangered     
salmon or steelhead is deemed to be     
individually identifiable4  7#h7        
,significant negative impact exception  
,for purposes of this section1 any sea  
lion located in the mainstem of the     
,columbia ,river upstream of river mile 
#aab1 or in any tributary to the        
,columbia ,river that includes spawning 
habitat of threatened or endangered     
salmon or steelhead is deemed to be     
having a significant negative impact on 
the decline or recovery of salmonid     
fishery stocks described in subsection  
7b77#a74  7#i7 ,definition ,in this     
subsection1 the term ,indian tribe has  
the meaning given such term in section  
#d of the ,indian ,self-,determination  
and ,education ,assistance ,act 7#be    
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74  4  #d4 ,treaty rights
 of federally recognized ,indian ,tribes
 ,nothing in this ,act or the amendments

 made by this ,act shall be construed to
 affect or modify any treaty or other   
right of an ,indian ,tribe 7as defined  
in section #d of the ,indian            
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd774
  #e4 ,report ,not later than #ahj days 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of the ,interior   
shall study and report to the ,congress 
on the potential effects of the lethal  
taking of sea lions on the recovery of  
salmonid stocks in the waters of the    
,columbia ,river and the tributaries of 
the ,columbia ,river4  ,passed the      
,house of ,representatives ,june #bf1   
#bjah4;,clerk4