{"id":4745,"date":"2017-11-30T14:18:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T19:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/senate-passes-bill-to-improve-safety-and-sanitation-at-columbia-river-tribal-fishing-sites\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:08:33","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:08:33","slug":"senate-passes-bill-to-improve-safety-and-sanitation-at-columbia-river-tribal-fishing-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/senate-passes-bill-to-improve-safety-and-sanitation-at-columbia-river-tribal-fishing-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"El Senado aprueba un proyecto de ley para mejorar la seguridad y el saneamiento en los sitios de pesca tribales del r\u00edo Columbia"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With unanimous support, the U.S. Senate has passed the Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act. The legislation, which is sponsored by Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), would enable the Bureau of Indian Affairs to make important safety and sanitation improvements at the tribal treaty fishing access sites along the Columbia River, which are on lands held by the United States for the benefit of the four Columbia River Treaty tribes.<\/p>\n

The next step would be for the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the legislation, before being sent to the President for his signature.<\/p>\n

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“Today, the Senate made a strong statement that the current conditions at Columbia River fishing sites are unacceptable, unjust, and must be fixed,” said Merkley. “I’ve personally seen the shocking conditions at Lone Pine. We owe better to the Northwest’s tribal communities, and the very least we can do is ensure basic sanitation and safety. I’m going to keep pushing until this bill is at the President’s desk and signed into law.”  <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

“This is a positive step on our long road to properly honor our obligations  to the Columbia River Treaty Tribes,” said Murray. “It’s so important that we continue to make progress to provide safe, sanitary housing and infrastructure at these fishing access sites, so tribal members can exercise their protected rights.”<\/p>\n

“I’m glad the Senate has taken this critical step toward correcting an injustice that tribal families have endured for decades,” Wyden said. “I’m going to keep working to get this bill signed into law to ensure tribal members can continue their traditional way of life on their own terms. It’s my hope that improving access to the Columbia River will be part of a larger effort to renew the government’s commitment to protecting tribal treaty rights.”<\/p>\n

A partir de la d\u00e9cada de 1930, la construcci\u00f3n de las tres represas de la parte baja del r\u00edo Columbia desplaz\u00f3 a miembros de las cuatro tribus del Tratado del R\u00edo Columbia: las tribus confederadas de la reserva india de Warm Springs, las tribus confederadas de la reserva india de Umatilla, la tribu Nez Perce y las tribus confederadas y Bandas de la Naci\u00f3n Yakama. Estas tribus tienen un derecho protegido por tratado a pescar a lo largo del r\u00edo Columbia en sus lugares habituales y acostumbrados.<\/p>\n

Los senadores han estado luchando para abordar la necesidad urgente de viviendas e infraestructura adecuadas en los sitios tribales de acceso a la pesca construidos por el Cuerpo del Ej\u00e9rcito luego de la construcci\u00f3n de las represas The Dalles, Bonneville y John Day. El Cuerpo del Ej\u00e9rcito dise\u00f1\u00f3 los sitios para que se utilizaran principalmente para el acceso diario a la pesca durante la temporada y para acampar temporalmente; sin embargo, en muchos casos los miembros tribales ahora utilizan las \u00e1reas como residencias a largo plazo o incluso permanentes. De hecho, muchas personas en estos sitios viven en condiciones extremadamente angustiantes, inseguras e insalubres, y la Oficina de Asuntos Ind\u00edgenas no ha comprometido los recursos necesarios para garantizar las necesidades b\u00e1sicas de condiciones de vida limpias y seguras en estos sitios.<\/p>\n

Simultaneously the Senators have been working to address unmet federal obligations to the four Columbia River Treaty Tribes, many of whom are living at these fishing sites, for flooding tribal communities and houses during the construction of The Dalles, Bonneville, and John Day dams. The Trump administration’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently halted work by the Army Corps on a Village Development Plan specific to The Dalles Dam. The Senators have presion\u00f3 a la OMB para que revocara su decisi\u00f3n<\/a>. In the meantime, the delay makes improving conditions at existing fishing sites all the more critical.  <\/p>\n

The Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act  would address the urgent need for improved conditions by:<\/p>\n