Bill > S643

This bill amends the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to clarify and codify the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community. The bill preserves the existing 1986 Grand Ronde Hunting and Fishing Agreement between the tribe, the State of Oregon, and the United States, allowing for future modifications through mutual consent between the tribe and the state. Importantly, any new or amended agreements cannot affirm, expand, limit, or otherwise affect the tribe's existing rights, and any hunting and fishing rights in future agreements would derive solely from state authority. The bill also provides for judicial review of the original 1987 Consent Decree without being constrained by res judicata or collateral estoppel defenses, and explicitly states that the legislation does not determine, define, or affect the rights of any Indian Tribe, including their treaty and sovereign rights. The bill includes specific definitions for key terms like "Consent Decree" and "Grand Ronde Hunting and Fishing Agreement" and references the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act in defining "Indian Tribe".

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