#aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#caai  ,,an ,,act  ,to allow for the    
taking of sea lions 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        
,predation ,prevention ,act4  #b4 ,sense
 of ,congress ,it is the sense of the   
,congress that-- 7#a7 preventing        
predation by sea lions1 recovery of     
listed salmonid stocks1 and preventing  
future listings of fish stocks in the   
,columbia ,river under the ,endangered  
,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#aeca et seq47 is a vital priority2 and 
7#b7 the ,federal ,government should    
continue to fund lethal and nonlethal   
removal1 and deterrence1 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 or 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 so 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 ,timelines 
and procedures 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  
to coordinate issuance of permits under 
this subsection1 including application  
procedures and timelines1 delegation and
 revocation of permits to and between   
eligible entities1 monitoring1 periodic 
review1 and geographic1 seasonal take1  
and species-specific considerations4    
7,d7 ,duration of permit ,a permit under
 this subsection shall be effective for 
a period of not more than #e years1 and 
may be renewed by the ,secretary4  7#c7 
,limitations on annual takings ,the     
,secretary shall apply the process for  

determining limitations on annual take  
of sea lions under subsection 7c7 to    
determinations on limitations under this
 subsection1 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-- 7,a7 be humane within the       
meaning of such term under section      
#c7d72  7,b7 require that capture1      
husbandry1 transportation1 and          
euthanasia protocols are based on       
standards propagated by an              
,institutional ,animal ,care and ,use   
,committee and that primary euthanasia  
be limited to humane chemical methods2  
and  7,c7 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    
,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 ,definition ,in this      
subsection1 the term eligible entity    
means-- 7i7 with respect to removal in  
the mainstem of the ,columbia ,river1   
from river mile #aab to the ,mc,nary    
,dam and its tributaries in the ,state  
of ,washington1 and its tributaries in  
the ,state of ,oregon above ,bonneville 
,dam1 the ,state of ,washington1 the    
,state of ,oregon1 and the ,state of    
,idaho2  7ii7 with respect to removal in
 the mainstem ,columbia ,river from     
river mile #aab to the ,mc,nary ,dam and

 its tributaries within the ,state of   
,washington and in any of its           
tributaries above ,bonneville ,dam      
within the ,state of ,oregon1 the ,nez  
,perce ,tribe1 the ,confederated ,tribes
 of the ,umatilla ,indian ,reservation1 
the ,confederated ,tribes of the ,warm  
,springs ,reservation of ,oregon1 and   
the ,confederated ,tribes and ,bands of 
the ,yakama ,nation2 and  7iii7 with    
respect to removal in the ,willamette   
,river and other tributaries of the     
,columbia ,river within the ,state of   
,oregon below ,bonneville ,dam1 a       
committee recognized by the ,secretary  
under subparagraph 7,d74  7,b7          
,delegation authority ,the ,secretary   
may allow eligible entities described in
 clause 7i7 or 7ii7 of subparagraph 7,a7
 to delegate their authority under a    
permit under this subsection to the     
,columbia ,river ,intertribal ,fish     
,commission for removal in the mainstem 
of the ,columbia ,river above river mile
 #aab and below ,mc,nary ,dam1 in the   

,columbia ,river tributaries in the     
,state of ,washington1 or in tributaries
 within the ,state of ,oregon above     
,bonneville ,dam and below ,mc,nary     
,dam4  7,c7 ,additional delegation      
authority ,the ,secretary may allow an  
eligible entity described in            
subparagraph 7,a77i7 to delegate its    
authority under a permit under this     
subsection to any entity described in   
subclause 7i7 or 7ii7 of subparagraph   
7,a7 with respect to removal in the     
mainstem of the ,columbia ,river above  
river mile #aab and below ,mc,nary ,dam1
 in the ,columbia ,river tributaries in 
the ,state of ,washington1 or in        
tributaries in the ,state of ,oregon    
above ,bonneville ,dam and below        
,mc,nary ,dam4  7,d7 ,committee         
requirements  7i7 ,in general ,the      
,secretary shall recognize a committee  
established in accordance with this     
subparagraph as being eligible for a    
permit under this subsection1 for       
purposes of subparagraph 7,a77iii74     

7ii7 ,membership ,a committee           
established under this subparagraph     
shall consist of the ,state of ,oregon  
and each of the following3  7,i7 ,the   
,confederated ,tribes of ,siletz        
,indians or the ,confederated ,tribes of
 the ,grand ,ronde ,community1 or both4 
7,,ii7 ,the ,confederated ,tribes of the
 ,warm ,springs or the ,confederated    
,tribes of the ,umatilla ,reservation1  
or both4  7iii7 ,majority agreement     
required ,a committee established under 
this subparagraph may take action with  
respect to a permit application and     
removal under this subsection only with 
majority agreement by the committee     
members4  7iv7 ,nonapplicability of     
,,faca ,the ,federal ,advisory          
,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47    
shall not apply to a committee          
established under this subparagraph4    
7#g7 ,individual exception ,for purposes
 of this subsection1 any sea lion       
located upstream of river mile #aab and 
downstream of ,mc,nary ,dam1 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         
subsection1 any sea lion located in the 
mainstem of the ,columbia ,river        
upstream of river mile #aab and         
downstream of ,mc,nary ,dam1 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 impact1 within the meaning of  
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 enlarge1    

confirm1 adjudicate1 affect1 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 #c years after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,commerce shall study and 
report to ,congress on the effects of   
deterrence and the lethal taking of sea 
lions on the recovery of endangered and 
threatened salmon and steelhead stocks  
in the waters of the ,columbia ,river   
and the tributaries of the ,columbia    
,river subject to section #abj7;f7 of   
the ,marine ,mammal ,protection ,act of 
#aigb 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #achi7;f771 as     
amended by this ,act4  ,passed the      
,senate ,december #f1 #bjah4,secretary