,,iib  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,h4 ,r4 #ia  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of   
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #cj1    
#bjai,received2 read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,indian ,affairs   
,,an ,,act  ,to authorize the ,secretary
 of the ,interior to assess sanitation  
and safety conditions at ,bureau of     
,indian ,affairs facilities that were   
constructed to provide affected         
,columbia ,river ,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 held by  
the ,united ,states for the benefit of  
the affected ,columbia ,river ,treaty   
tribes1 including all permanent ,federal
 structures and improvements on those   
lands1 that were set aside to provide   
affected ,columbia ,river ,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 subject to     
paragraph 7#b77;,b71 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 7d7--  7,a7 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 #ecja et seq472 or  7,b7 to   
include other ,federal agencies that    
have relevant expertise4  7c7           
,definition of affected ,columbia ,river
 ,treaty tribes ,in this section1 the   
term affected ,columbia ,river ,treaty  
tribes means the ,nez ,perce ,tribe1 the
 ,confederated ,tribes of ,umatilla     
,indian ,reservation1 the ,confederated 
,tribes of the ,warm ,springs           
,reservation of ,oregon1 and the        
,confederated ,tribes and ,bands of the 
,yakama ,nation4  7d7 ,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  #c4 ,study of       
assessment and improvement activities   
,the ,comptroller ,general of the       
,united ,states1 in consultation with   
the ,committee on ,indian ,affairs of   
the ,senate1 shall--  7#a7 conduct a    
study to evaluate whether the sanitation
 and safety conditions on lands held by 
the ,united ,states for the benefit of  
the affected ,columbia ,river ,treaty   
tribes 7as defined in section #b7;c77   
have improved as a result of the        
activities authorized in section #b2 and
  7#b7 prepare and submit to the        
,committee on ,indian ,affairs of the   
,senate and the ,committee on ,natural  
,resources of the ,house of             
,representatives a report containing the
 results of that study4  ,passed the    

,house of ,representatives ,april #bi1  
#bjai4;,cheryl ,l4 ,johnson1,clerk