Press release from The
Modoc Nation:
The draft legislation from U.S. Representative Greg Walden
of Oregon to address Klamath water issues was finally revealed yesterday. The draft bill fails to provide for dam
removals, which is the key component of a long-term fisheries restoration
strategy. In addition, it includes a transfer of significant land acreage from
federal to county control that would harm fisheries resources in the Klamath
Basin. It would also appear to force
tribes to relinquish their Rights to ever hold the Federal Government Liable
for anything in the future. It would
seem to be yet another attempt to force through an agreement that should have never
been written to begin with. (KBRA &
KHSA)
The Modoc Nation opposes this draft legislation or any up to
this point.
“The Modoc Nation cannot support any legislation that does
not improve conditions on the Klamath River,” said Chief Jefferson
Greywolf-Kelley, Chief of The Modoc Nation. “This bill continues to skirt the
main issues and take away Tribal Rights”.
The Modoc Nation vehemently opposes this new legislation or any
prior, as should anyone interested in the long-term health of the Klamath
River. The Modoc Nation is committed to restoring the river without giving up
our long fought for and upheld Rights.
