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H.R. 2243 (104th)

Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Reauthorization Act of 1995

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4 August 1995

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Became Public Law No: 104-143.

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Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Reauthorization Act of 1995 - Amends the Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Act of 1984 to revise and extend the management program for restoration of fish and wildlife in the Trinity River Basin. (Sec. 2) Provides that Trinity Basin fisheries restoration is to be measured not only by returning adult anadromous fish spawners, but by the ability of dependent tribal, commercial, and sport fisheries to participate fully, through enhanced in-river and ocean harvest opportunities, in the benefits of restoration. Provides that the Secretary of the Interior's management program has the long-term goals of both: (1) restoring total ocean populations of adult salmon, steelhead, and other anadromous fish; and (2) resuming commercial and sport fishing activities at the ports between Fort Bragg, California, and Brookings, Oregon, at levels approximating those which existed immediately before the start of the construction of the Trinity River division. (Sec. 3) Revises the management program to include ocean fish levels and fish habitats in the Klamath River. Provides that modernization of the Trinity River Fish Hatchery is to mitigate fish habitat loss above Lewiston Dam while not impairing efforts to restore and maintain naturally reproducing fish stocks within the basin. (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to give priority attention to exploring specified alternative strategies to further enhance the harvest opportunities of anadromous fish. (Sec. 5) Revises provisions for the Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Task Force. Adds ten members (to the current 14) and provides that such new members represent: (1) the Yurok Tribe; (2) the Karuk Tribe; (3) commercial fishing interests; (4) sport fishing interests; (5) the timber industry; (6) environmental interests; (7) agricultural interests; (8) urban water interests; (9) power customers of the Central Valley Project; and (10) the Western Area Power Administration. Directs the Secretary to appoint a designated representative to ensure coordination of actions and management and the exchange of information between such Trinity River Task Force and the Klamath River Basin Fisheries Task Force and the Klamath Fishery Management Council. Allows reimbursement of members of the Task Force who are not full-time officers or employees of the United States, the State of California (or a political subdivision thereof), or an Indian tribe. (Sec. 6) Extends for three years the period of availability of appropriations for the management program for restoration of fish and wildlife in the Trinity River Basin. Authorizes the Secretary to accept in-kind services as payment for specified obligations incurred under the Act. Limits the portion of management program funds which may be used for overhead and indirect costs. Requires annual financial reports to specified congressional committees by the Secretary, and periodic programmatic audits of the in-river fishery monitoring and enforcement programs under the Act by the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior. (Sec. 7) Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed as establishing or affecting any past or present rights of any Indian or Indian tribe or any other individual or entity.

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