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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1571 ResolutionA Snide f, Mayor 7 EVeT3Yn—Te ls, City Clerk APPRIVEI S TO FORM • 41111 Greg' di bstello, City Attorney RESOLUTION NO 1571 A RESOLUTION requesting the U S Congress to enact legislation to overturn the Boldt decision and to redefine the special rights and privileges associated with the Indian Tribes WHEREAS, the salmon and steelhead resources of the State of Washington are declining at an alarming rate, and WHEREAS, the decline is attributable to the allocation of fifty percent of the available salmon and steelhead to only one percent of the population of the State, and WHEREAS, this court imposed allocation of our irreplaceable fish resource results in permanent damage to our commercial and sport fishing, and WHEREAS, the decision of the Federal Court appears to us inequitable and grossly unfair to the vast majority of the population, and WHEREAS, fishing and wildlife conservation laws should be applied uniformally to all citizens, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO Section 1 That the Congress of the United States enact legislation overturning the Boldt decision and in lieu thereof to redeline on a more realistic basis the special rights and privileges bestowed on the Indian tribes with respect to fishing rights on the Columbia River Section 2 That the special group in question, namely the Indian tribes, are entitled to consideration but not to the extent benefited by the Boldt decision PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco this 21 day of March , 1983