Grand Ronde Tribal Hunting and Fishing Rights: Clarifying State Agreements.
This bill amends the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to clarify the legal status of hunting, fishing, and trapping rights for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community. It ensures that the existing 1986 agreement with the State of Oregon remains valid while establishing rules for future government-to-government negotiations. A key provision allows the Tribes to seek judicial review of the original 1987 court decree without standard legal barriers.
Key points
The current 1986 hunting and fishing agreement between the Tribes and Oregon remains in effect unless mutually replaced or modified.
The Tribes gain the ability to seek judicial review of the 1987 court settlement, making it easier to challenge or modify the original terms.
Future agreements cannot affect or expand the Tribes' underlying historical or treaty rights; any new rights must be derived solely from the State of Oregon's authority.
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