,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ifcg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #i1 #bjbf,ms4  
,perez introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,marine ,mammal ,protection   
,act of #aigb to authorize intentional  
lethal take by certain ,indian ,tribes  
of ,california sea lions and ,steller   
sea lions in a specified portion of the 
,columbia ,river1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,protecting         
,columbia ,river ,salmon ,act of #bjbf4 
#b4 ,intentional lethal take by certain 
,indian ,tribes of certain pinnipeds in 
,columbia ,river  7a7 ,in general       
,section #abj of the ,marine ,mammal    
,protection ,act of #aigb 7#af ,u4,s4,c4
 #achi7 is amended by adding at the end 
the following3  7k7 ,intentional lethal 
take by certain ,indian ,tribes of      
certain pinnipeds in ,columbia ,river   
7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any   

other provision of law1 a covered       
,indian ,tribe may intentionally        
lethally take covered pinnipeds on      
covered waters4  7#b7 ,requirements     
,with respect to the intentional lethal 
take of covered pinnipeds on covered    
waters1 a covered ,indian ,tribe--  7,a7
 may carry out such take-- 7i7 without  
limitation on--  7,i7 the number of     
covered pinnipeds the covered ,indian   
,tribe may take2 or  7,,ii7 when the    
covered ,indian ,tribe may take covered 
pinnipeds2 and  7ii7 notwithstanding    
whether the covered pinnipeds are       
individually identifiable2 and  7,b7    
shall carry out such take--  7i7 in a   
manner the covered ,indian ,tribe       
determines to be humane2 and  7ii7 using
 methods the covered ,indian ,tribe     
determines appropriate4  7#c7 ,designees
 ,a covered ,indian ,tribe may designate
 a person to intentionally lethally take
 covered pinnipeds on covered waters in 
accordance with the requirements of     
paragraph 7#b7 on behalf of the covered 

,indian ,tribe4  7#d7 ,rule of          
construction ,nothing in this subsection
 may be construed to limit existing     
,tribal rights or authorities under     
treaties1 executive orders1 or other    
provisions of law4  7#e7 ,definitions   
,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,covered      
,indian ,tribe ,the term covered ,indian
 ,tribe means an ,indian ,tribe 7as such
 term is defined in section #ajb of the 
,federally ,recognized ,indian ,tribe   
,list ,act of #aiid 7#be ,u4,s4,c4      
#eacj77 that has ancestral ties to any  
part of covered waters4  7,b7 ,covered  
pinniped ,the term covered pinniped     
means a-- 7i7 ,california sea lion      
7,zalphus californianus72 and  7ii7     
,steller sea lion 7,eumetopias jubatus7 
that is part of the ,eastern ,distinct  
,population ,segment of ,steller sea    
lions4  7,c7 ,covered waters ,the term  
covered waters means the mainstem and   
tributaries of the ,columbia ,river in  
the ,states of ,washington and ,oregon  
from ,river ,mile #j to the ,mc,nary    

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