[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 133, 116th Congress, 1st Session]
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Public Law 116-99
116th Congress

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 conditions, and for other
purposes. <>

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty
Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. SANITATION AND SAFETY CONDITIONS AT CERTAIN BUREAU OF
INDIAN AFFAIRS FACILITIES.

(a) <>  Assessment of Conditions.--The
Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Indian Affairs,
in consultation with the affected Columbia River Treaty tribes, may
assess current sanitation and safety conditions on lands held by the
United States for the benefit of the affected Columbia River Treaty
tribes, including all permanent Federal structures and improvements on
those lands, that were set aside to provide affected Columbia River
Treaty tribes access to traditional fishing grounds--
(1) in accordance with the Act of March 2, 1945 (59 Stat.
10, chapter 19) (commonly known as the ``River and Harbor Act of
1945''); or
(2) in accordance with title IV of Public Law 100-581 (102
Stat. 2944).

(b) Exclusive Authorization; Contracts.--The Secretary of the
Interior, acting through the Bureau of Indian Affairs--
(1) subject to paragraph (2)(B), shall be the only Federal
agency authorized to carry out the activities described in this
section; and
(2) may delegate the authority to carry out activities
described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (d)--
(A) through one or more contracts entered into with
an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization under the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); or
(B) to include other Federal agencies that have
relevant expertise.

(c) Definition of Affected Columbia River Treaty Tribes.--In this
section, the term ``affected Columbia River Treaty tribes'' means the
Nez Perce Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation,
the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs

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Reservation of Oregon, and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior $11,000,000 for the period
of fiscal years 2020 through 2025, to remain available until expended--
(1) for improvements to existing structures and
infrastructure to improve sanitation and safety conditions
assessed under subsection (a); and
(2) to improve access to electricity, sewer, and water
infrastructure, where feasible, to reflect needs for sanitary
and safe use of facilities referred to in subsection (a).
SEC. 3. STUDY OF ASSESSMENT AND IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES.

The <>  Comptroller General of the United
States, in consultation with the Committee on Indian Affairs of the
Senate, shall--
(1) <>  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 (as defined in section 2(c)) have improved as a
result of the activities authorized in section 2; and
(2) <>  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 study.

Approved December 20, 2019.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 50 (H.R. 91):
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SENATE REPORTS: No. 116-7 (Comm. on Indian Affairs).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 165 (2019):
June 27, considered and passed Senate.
Dec. 16, considered and passed House.