Title: Yurok Tribe Klamath River Chinook Salmon Emergency Disaster Assistance Act of 2017
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
Yurok Tribe Klamath River Chinook Salmon Emergency Disaster Assistance Act of 2017
This bill provides appropriations to the Department of Commerce for assisting the Yurok Tribe of California with the economic and social effects of the 2016 Yurok Tribe Klamath River Chinook salmon fishery disaster and efforts to mitigate the economic losses to the tribe, businesses, individuals, or other entities caused by fishing closures or other restrictions on the harvesting of Chinook salmon.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2330 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2330

To make funds available for fisheries resource disaster assistance for 
the 2016 Yurok Tribe Klamath River Chinook salmon fishery disaster, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 3, 2017

Mr. Huffman (for himself and Ms. Speier) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations

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                                 A BILL


 
To make funds available for fisheries resource disaster assistance for 
the 2016 Yurok Tribe Klamath River Chinook salmon fishery disaster, 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 ``Yurok Tribe Klamath River Chinook 
Salmon Emergency Disaster Assistance Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. FISHERY RESOURCE DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR THE 2016 YUROK TRIBE 
              KLAMATH RIVER CHINOOK SALMON FISHERY DISASTER.

    (a) Appropriation of Funds.--In addition to any other funds 
available for such purpose, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
Commerce $22,450,000 to provide assistance to the Yurok Tribe of 
California in accordance with this section for assistance for the 
economic and social effects of the 2016 Yurok Tribe Klamath River 
Chinook salmon fishery disaster as determined by the Secretary of 
Commerce on January 18, 2017, and to mitigate the economic losses to 
such Tribe, businesses, individuals, or other entities caused by 
fishing closures or other restrictions on the harvesting of Chinook 
salmon.
    (b) Distribution.--Of the amount appropriated under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall make available to the Yurok Tribe--
            (1) $2,000,000 for use by the Tribe under section 312(a)(2) 
        of the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
        (16 U.S.C. 1861a(a)(2)) for the assessment of social and 
        economic effects of the fisheries failure, including an 
        assessment of Tribal needs related to the loss of sufficient 
        fishing opportunities and an assessment of impacts to Tribal 
        children;
            (2) $14,450,000 for use by the Tribe under such section to 
        provide assistance for the support of fishermen and the local 
        community affected by the fisheries failure, including for--
                    (A) the loss of revenue by fishermen and the 
                community;
                    (B) the loss of Tribal revenue;
                    (C) supplementation of traditional food sources;
                    (D) economic assistance for Tribal families;
                    (E) infrastructure to process fish;
                    (F) Tribal enterprises that lost revenue from a 
                reduction in fishing related business;
                    (G) Tribal members who own businesses dependent on 
                fishing activities; and
                    (H) support of Tribal law enforcement activities; 
                and
            (3) $6,000,000 for use by the Tribe under such section to 
        provide assistance for the restoration of and monitoring 
        activities regarding fishery habitat and to address factors 
        that impact the health of the fishery, in order to minimize the 
        chance of a reoccurrence of a similar fishery failure in future 
        years.
    (c) Availability.--Amounts appropriated by this section shall 
remain available for the period with respect to which the determination 
referred to in subsection (a) is made.
    (d) Unused Funds.--Any amount appropriated by this section that is 
not expended or otherwise obligated for the purpose described in 
subsection (a) shall be returned to the Treasury of the United States.
    (e) Treatment of Tribe as State.--For purposes of the application 
of section 312 of the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861a) with respect to amounts appropriated 
by this section, the Yurok Tribe shall be treated as a State.
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