What others are saying about the KBRA & KHSA deal!

The Information is from the ( KLAMATH FACILITES REMOVAL FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT/ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, The pages are not numbered,
Table ES-8 Summary of Controversies and Issues raised by Agencies and the Public.
Under issues,

KBRA Effects - The KBRA may not produce enough social and economic benefits from implementation.

KBRA Effects on Environmental Justice and Federal Trust Responsibilities - The KBRA would result in the “Termination” of Tribal fishing and water rights and the Federal Trust Responsibilities for those rights

 

In KBRA section 15.3.9 the United States agrees it will not assert tribal or fishing rights in a matter that would interfere with the diversion of water for the Klamath Irrigation Project that is authorized by the KBRA that termination of the governments trust responsibility would become lawful by enacting section 106(f) of the proposed legislation.
The KBRA would terminate the Federal governments existing trust responsibility to protect the tribes rights!!!
This is the reason the other tribes on the Klamath mainly the Hoopa's didn't enter into the agreement!
Read the attorney Thomas Schlosser:
Dewatering Trust responsibility: the new Klamath River hydroelectric and restoration agreements.

 

I like how Hoopa's wants to get dams removed for salmon by the normal FERC PROCESS! Thus no liability for taxpayers!
They've had a profitable run, dam leasers all these many decades! Now these agreements let Pacific Corp off the hook!
I think back when Klamaths had the salmon lawsuit that was undermined in my opinion by individual tribal members that during the litigation process had no business taking trips to Scotland and working with Pacific corps during that time!
Now this individual has helped master mind the KBRA agreement that will cost the tribes millions to establish an infrastructure for low wage jobs on Mazama tree farm and I'm sure with government funding if legislation passes, low wage jobs for habitat restoration which is speculatively doubtful can bring back the resources of fish, game and gathering to support natives as the treaty had provided! And it will cost millions to taxpayers who have nothing to do with this agreement!
It's shameful that this agreement helps agriculture to get water to a few beneficiaries who in the event their crops or business fail subsidies and tax write offs are available!
The damned Indians, who are not able to have a decent standard of living left in the reservation boundaries that are left from their treaty, hunting fishing rights, get welfare cheese and commodities to supplement in the event a member is not self supporting!
During forced termination the boundaries were minimized,
Compensation was not going to carry any member into financial stability without knowledge or help as was experienced!
Shouldn't this agreement guarantee to its members adequate native subsistence of the resources found in the treaty! Just as water is guaranteed for agriculture and businesses?
Instead it's easy to predict the outcome of who have and will benefit in the Klamath tribes from this agreement! Shameful and another page of history!
Oh yes the tribe has a casino, but as any business is subject to failure and should not be considered the path to financial self sufficiency! Members of the tribe can help change business situation but a change of the people who dont have the will or experience to make it better with those that can need to be a part of it.
This tribe does deserve what treaty rights allow, just as the sovereign nation of the U.S would expect what their treaties allow.