A bill to provide for the conservation and enhancement of the salmon and steelhead resources of Washington State, assistance to the treaty and non-treaty harvesters of those resources, and for other purposes.

Summary

States that this Act authorizes the establishment of a cooperative program involving the United States, the State of Washington, the Treaty Tribes, acting through a Tribal Fisheries Commission, and other appropriate parties to: (1) encourage stability in and promote the economic well being of commercial and charter fishing industries; and (2) improve the quality of and opportunity for salmon and steelhead recreational fishing. Title I: Coordination - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior, to establish a program to provide grants for the preparation of programs under this Act in order to promote coordinated research, enforcement, enhancement, and management of the salmon and steelhead resources. Makes such grants available to the State, the State of Oregon, the Tribal Fisheries Commission, the Columbia River Tribal Fisheries Commission, or any joint governmental entity established for undertaking research, providing advice on or mechanisms for coordinated management, or preparing plans and programs set forth in this Act. Requires the Secretary to establish an advisory committee to develop effective procedures, mechanisms, or institutional arrangements to coordinate research, enhancement, management, and enforcement policies for Pacific Northwest salmon and steelhead, and to resolve disputes between management entities concerned with stocks of common interest. Title II: Resource Enhancement and Habitat Maintenance - Authorizes the Secretary to establish a program to provide grants for projects for the enhancement of the salmon and steelhead resources in the conservation area. Provides that such plan must be a comprehensive plan developed and agreed to by the State and the Tribal Fisheries Commission, and approved by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Interior. Declares that such plan shall describe all enhancement projects anticipated by the State and the Commission for a period of at least five years. Sets forth standards to be included in such plan and conditions for approval by the Secretary. Requires such plan, as it relates to steelhead, to seek to minimize the harvest of steelhead by nonrecreational fishing. Provides for review, modification, amendments, or revisions of any such plan, with the approval of the Secretary. Sets forth requirements to be included in project proposals submitted to the Secretary by the State and the Commission after approval of a comprehensive plan. Authorizes the Secretary to approve any project consistent with such plan and to provide funding for such project as directed by provisions of this Act. Directs the Secretary to establish a system to monitor and evaluate approved enhancement projects. Title III: Columbia River Resource Enhancement and Habitat Maintenance - Authorizes the Secretary to establish a program to provide grants for projects for the enhancement of the salmon and steelhead resources of the Columbia River drainage basin. Requires such plan to be a comprehensive plan developed and agreed to by the State, the State of Oregon, and the Columbia River Tribal Fisheries Commission and approved by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior. Declares that such plan shall describe all enhancement projects anticipated by the State, the State of Oregon, and the Columbia River Tribal Fisheries Commission for a period of at least five years. Sets forth standards to be included in such plan and conditions for approval by the Secretary. Requires such plan, as it relates to steelhead, to seek to minimize the harvest of steelhead by nonrecreational fishing. Provides for review, modification, amendment, or revision of any such plan, with the approval of the Secretary. Sets forth requirements to be included in project proposals submitted to the Secretary by the State, the State of Oregon, or the Commission after approval of a comprehensive plan. Authorizes the Secretary to approve any project consistent with such plan and to provide funding for such project as directed by provisions in this Act. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the State, the State of Oregon, and the Commission to establish a system to monitor and evaluate approved enhancement projects. Title IV: Commercial Fishing Fleet Adjustment - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to distribute Federal funds to the States for the purchase of commercial fishing and charter vessels, gear, and licenses. Directs the Secretary to establish standards for the fleet adjustment program relative to reducing the fishing effort on the salmon resources in the conservation area. Sets forth conditions under which the Secretary may approve a State program and directs the Secretary to continually review such program's operations. Requires the Secretary to instruct and require the Pacific Fishery Management Council to regulate fleet mobility in its salmon management plan if such regulation is necessary to ensure that the fishing effort reduction that results from the fleet adjustment program and the license moratorium of the State of Washington is not replaced by new fishing effort from outside the State of Washington. Title V: Miscellaneous - Authorizes the Secretary to promulgate necessary regulations to carry out the purposes of this Act. Directs the State, the Tribal Fisheries Commission, the State of Oregon, and the Columbia River Tribal Fisheries Commission to submit an annual report to the Secretary on the status of any programs authorized by this Act or any other relevant report requested by the Secretary. Declares that nothing in this Act should be construed to diminish appropriate jurisdiction in the field of resource enhancement and management or supersede or modify applicable existing law.

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 23 September 1980

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• Reported to House amended, Part II

  summary · EN · 19 September 1980

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• Reported to House amended, Part I

  summary · EN · 21 August 1980

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 27 March 1980

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